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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
81
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
78
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
8 Genera with 13 Species
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1913Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1975Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Herennia milleri Kuntner, 2005Miller's Coin Spider
Leucauge arbitrariana Embrik Strand, 1913
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge mahurica Embrik Strand, 1913
Mesida wilsoni Chrysanthus, 1975
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Opadometa grata tomaensis Strand, 1911
Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha yalom Chrysanthus, 1975

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
1
3
Genus
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