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Checklist for Subfamily Metinae Simon, 1894
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
434
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
61
426
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
133
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
12
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 17 Species
Chrysometa Simon, 188313SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
17 Species
Chrysometa alajuela Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa bella Banks, 1909Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa craigae Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa flava Octavius Pic..., 1894
Chrysometa heredia Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa muerte Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa nuboso Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa poas Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa satura Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa serachui Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa universitaria Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa zelotypa Eugen von Ke..., 1883Longjawed orb weavers
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Homalometa chiriqui Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus ocellatus Eugen von Ke..., 1864Longjawed orb weavers