Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Arthropoda (14974)
Class Arachnida (1430)
Order Araneae (683)
Family Tetragnathidae (12)
Genus Meta (1)
Species Meta bourneti
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Meta bourneti ✓
Species in validated by: Otto S., Kramer H., Karalashvili E., Seropian A.
Scientific Name ID: 604
Name According To: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
Species: bourneti
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Simon, 1922
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Otto, S., & Dietzold, S. 2006. Caucasian Spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus. Version 1.3. Online at: http://caucasus-spiders.
Name According To: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
Species: bourneti
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Simon, 1922
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Otto, S., & Dietzold, S. 2006. Caucasian Spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus. Version 1.3. Online at: http://caucasus-spiders.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 4 occurrences of Meta bourneti
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 18124 | Kelasuri Cave | 43.175809 | 41.191646 | ||
| 18125 | Adzaba cave | 43.046337 | 40.94639 | ||
| 18126 | Mujireti | 42.27463 | 43.070746 | ||
| 22968 | Eagle gorge | 41.489494 | 46.096685 |
Information from GBIF about Meta bourneti
GBIF scientific name: Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: CR
IUCN Red List Status: NE
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)
Trend: Declining
EOO: 100
AOO: 8
Native/Introduced: Native
Comment: Cave dwelling, probably affected by land use, tourism and lacking regulations
Taxonomy according to: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
References: Nentwig et al. (2021) Spiders of Europe. Version May.2021.; World Spider Catalog (2021). World Spider Catalog. Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern, Otto (2020): Caucasian Spides Database.
Evaluated By: Otto S., Kramer H., Karalashvili E., Seropian A.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
