Leucauge is a spider genus with pantropical

Pantropical

In biogeography, a pantropical distribution one which covers tropical regions of all of the major continents, i.e. in Africa, in Asia and in the Americas. Examples include the plant genera Acacia and Bacopa....

 distribution.

The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. They have two rows of long, slender curved hairs on the femurs of the fourth leg. In most cases the web is slanted rather than vertical and the spider rests in the middle of the web with its underside facing upwards.

Selected species

• Leucauge celebesiana
• Leucauge decorata
• Leucauge dromedaria – Silver Orb-weaver, Horizontal Orb-weaver
• Leucauge mabelae
• Leucauge subblanda
• Leucauge subgemmea
• Leucauge tessellata
• Leucauge undulata
• Leucauge venusta
  Leucauge venusta
  The orchard spider is a long-jawed orbweaver spider that occurs from southern Canada to Panama, along the East coast, reaching into the central US. The web is often oriented horizontally, with the spider hanging down in the center.It is distinctively colored, with leaf-green legs and sides...
  
  – Orchard Spider, Orchard Orb-weaver

External links

• Picture of L. dromedaria
• Pictures of L. mabelae
• Leucauge decorata description and picture
• Picture of Leucauge sp., about to be eaten by Anolis carolinensis