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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
100
252
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
82
219
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
167
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
166
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
157
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
156
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
60
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
5 Genera with 13 Species
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1804Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Alabama
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tetragnathidae at artfakta.se
Tetragnathidae at biodiversity.org.au
Tetragnathidae at dyntaxa.se
Tetragnathidae at gbif.org
Tetragnathidae at irmng.org
Tetragnathidae at itis.gov