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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
247
1201
3186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
1035
2797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
79
735
2222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
734
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
63
680
2052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
678
2048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
183
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
15
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
15 Genera with 56 Species
Allende Alvarez-Padilla, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1893Orchard Spider And Allies8SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1901Cave Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1867Banana spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889Four-jawed spider28SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
56 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allende longipes Nicolet, 1849
Allende nigrohumeralis F. Octavius ..., 1899
Allende patagiatus Eugène Simon, 1901
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa tenuipes Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Chrysometa ura Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Cyrtognatha atopica Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Diphya limbata Eugène Simon, 1896
Diphya spinifera Tullgren, 1902
Glenognatha gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1895
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge formosa Blackwall, 1863
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge lugens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)⇒ Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge moerens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Leucauge volupis Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Meta aurora (Simon, 1901)⇒ Allende longipes Nicolet, 1849
Meta dolloff Levi, 1980Dolloff cave spider
Meta patagiata (Simon, 1901)⇒ Allende patagiatus Eugène Simon, 1901
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Nephila clavipes vespucea Walckenaer, 1841
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila sexpunctata Giebel, 1867Spotted Golden Orb Weaver
Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Sancus acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha argentinensis Cândido Firm..., 1931
Tetragnatha argyroides Cândido Firm..., 1945
Tetragnatha australis Cândido Firm..., 1945
Tetragnatha bemalcuei Cândido Firm..., 1939
Tetragnatha bidentata Roewer, 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha cladognatha Bertkau, 1880
Tetragnatha cristata Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha gibbula Roewer, 1942
Tetragnatha labialis Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha linearis Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Tetragnatha longidens Cândido Firm..., 1945
Tetragnatha major Holmberg, 1876
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha paraguayensis Cândido Firm..., 1939
Tetragnatha pradoi Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha puella Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha renatoi Castanheira ..., 2020
Tetragnatha riparia Holmberg, 1876
Tetragnatha similis Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Argentina
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
3
31
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