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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Belize (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
88
266
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
72
235
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
44
196
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
189
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
176
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
176
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
72
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belize
8 Genera with 15 Species
Chrysometa Simon, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belize
15 Species
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa palenque Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mecynometa globosa Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha cognata Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha tenuis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Belize
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
6
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