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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
338
1867
7658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
971
5544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
76
952
5477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
60
833
4873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
60
833
4873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
218
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
19
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
19 Genera with 129 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 19485SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 201124SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19438SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 201610SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1893Orchard Spider And Allies30SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1867Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Pickardinella Archer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1884Four-jawed spider33SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
129 Species and 1 Subspecies
Azilia boudeti Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia eximia Cândido Firm..., 1940
Azilia histrio Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia integrans Mello-Leitão, 1935
Azilia marmorata Cândido Firm..., 1948
Chrysometa aramba Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa aureola Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Chrysometa boraceia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa cambara Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa candianii Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa flava Octavius Pic..., 1894
Chrysometa flavicans Caporiacco, 1947
Chrysometa guttata Eugen von Ke..., 1881
Chrysometa itaimba Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa jordao Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa lomanhungae Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa ludibunda Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Chrysometa minuta Eugen von Ke..., 1883
Chrysometa nubigena Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa opulenta Eugen von Ke..., 1881
Chrysometa petrasierwaldae Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa raripila Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Chrysometa saci Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa santosi Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa sicki Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa sumare Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa waikoxi Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa xavantina Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa yanomami Nogueira & al., 2011
Cyrtognatha atopica Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha eberhardi Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha orphana Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Diphya bicolor Vellard, 1926
Dolichognatha ducke Lise, 1993
Dolichognatha erwini Brescovit & ..., 2001
Dolichognatha kampa Brescovit & ..., 2001
Dolichognatha mapia Brescovit & ..., 2001
Dolichognatha maturaca Lise, 1993
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Dolichognatha pinheiral Brescovit & ..., 2001
Dolichognatha proserpina Cândido Firm..., 1943
Dyschiriognatha lobata Vellard, 1926
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha australis Eugen von Ke..., 1883
Glenognatha boraceia Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha caaguara Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha caparu Cabra-García..., 2016
Glenognatha gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1895
Glenognatha januari Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Glenognatha timbira Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha vivianae Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Homalometa nossa Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Leucauge argentea Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyroaffinis Soares & Cam..., 1948
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge behemoth Ferreira-Sou..., 2023
Leucauge branicki Taczanowski, 1874
Leucauge caudata Hogg, 1914
Leucauge formosa Blackwall, 1863
Leucauge fragilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge funebris Cândido Firm..., 1930
Leucauge gemminipunctata Chamberlin &..., 1936Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge globosa O. Pickard-C..., 1889
Leucauge henryi Cândido Firm..., 1940
Leucauge idonea Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge longimana Eugen von Ke..., 1881
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge melanoleuca Mello-Leitão, 1944
Leucauge paranensis Mello-Leitão, 1937
Leucauge pulcherrima Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Leucauge roseosignata Cândido Firm..., 1943
Leucauge rubripleura Cândido Firm..., 1947
Leucauge severa Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Leucauge signiventris Embrik Strand, 1913
Leucauge splendens Blackwall, 1863
Leucauge trilineata Mello-Leitão, 1940
Leucauge turbida Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Leucauge uberta Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Leucauge volupis Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Mecynometa globosa Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus ebanoverde Álvarez-Pad..., 2007Longjawed orb weavers
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Nephila sexpunctata Giebel, 1867Spotted Golden Orb Weaver
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Opas caudata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Opas melanoleuca Cândido Firm..., 1944
Opas paranensis Cândido Firm..., 1937
Opas trilineata Cândido Firm..., 1940
Pickardinella setigera F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha argentinensis Cândido Firm..., 1931
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha chauliodus Thorell, 1890
Tetragnatha cladognatha Bertkau, 1880
Tetragnatha cognata Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha cristata Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha didorata Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha exilima Cândido Firm..., 1943
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha filigastra Cândido Firm..., 1943
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha labialis Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Tetragnatha lactescens Cândido Firm..., 1947
Tetragnatha linearis Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Tetragnatha longidens Cândido Firm..., 1945
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha megalocera Castanheira ..., 2020
Tetragnatha mexicana Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha oncognatha Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha pallida (Octavius Pic..., 1889)⇒ Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha paraguayensis Cândido Firm..., 1939
Tetragnatha pradoi Castanheira,..., 2022
Tetragnatha ramboi Cândido Firm..., 1943
Tetragnatha renatoi Castanheira ..., 2020
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
4
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
7
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
47
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