| Metellina curtisi | |
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| Metellina curtisi, Washington | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Metellina |
| Species: | M. curtisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Metellina curtisi (McCook, 1894) | |
Metellina curtisi is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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