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Checklist for Subfamily Metinae Simon, 1894
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
449
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
27
246
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
7
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
7 Genera with 42 Species
Chrysometa Simon, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 20207SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1955Cave Orb Weavers13SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 195510SpeciesTaxom
Parameta Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
42 Species
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa cornuta Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa craigae Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa fidelia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Diphya foordi Omelko, Maru..., 2020
Diphya leroyorum Omelko, Maru..., 2020
Diphya pumila Eugène Simon, 1889
Diphya simoni Kauri, 1950
Diphya tanikawai Marusik, 2017
Diphya vanderwaltae Omelko, Maru..., 2020
Diphya wesolowskae Omelko, Maru..., 2020
Dolichognatha aethiopica Tullgren, 1910
Dolichognatha baforti Legendre, 1967
Dolichognatha comorensis Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Dolichognatha kratochvili Lessert, 1938
Dolichognatha petiti Eugène Simon, 1884
Homalometa fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Meta barreti Kulczyński, 1899
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Meta gertschi Lessert, 1938
Meta longipalpis Pavesi, 1883
Meta maculata Blackwall, 1865
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta merianopsis Tullgren, 1910
Meta meruensis Tullgren, 1910
Meta minima Denis, 1953
Meta obscura Kulczyński, 1899
Meta stridulans Wunderlich, 1987
Meta vacillans Butler, 1876
Meta villiersi Denis, 1955
Metellina barreti Kulczy?ski, 1899
Metellina gertschi Lessert, 1938
Metellina haddadi Marusik & La..., 2018
Metellina longipalpis Pavesi, 1883
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina merianopsis Tullgren, 1910
Metellina minima Denis, 1953
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metellina villiersi Denis, 1955
Parameta defecta Embrik Strand, 1906
Parameta jugularis Eugène Simon, 1895