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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
350
1622
4998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
299
1389
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
715
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
684
2523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
60
628
2329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
59
626
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
189
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
19
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
19 Genera with 103 Species
Agriognatha O. P.-Cambri..., 19405SpeciesTaxom
Alcimosphenus Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Antillognatha Bryant, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 19546SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 198615SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Hispanognatha Bryant, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1916Orchard Spider And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1930Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1882Banana spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Prionolaema Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1957Four-jawed spider32SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
103 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriognatha argyra (Bryant, 1945)⇒ Cyrtognatha rucilla Bryant, 1945
Agriognatha bryantae (Chickering, 1956)⇒ Cyrtognatha bryantae Chickering, 1956
Agriognatha espanola (Bryant, 1945)⇒ Cyrtognatha espanola Bryant, 1945
Agriognatha rucilla (Bryant, 1945)⇒ Cyrtognatha rucilla Bryant, 1945
Agriognatha simoni (Bryant, 1940)⇒ Cyrtognatha simoni Bryant, 1940
Alcimosphenus bifurcatus (Petrunkevitch, 1910)⇒ Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Antillognatha lucida Bryant, 1945
Azilia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Azilia hispaniolensis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Azilia marmorata Cândido Firm..., 1948
Azilia montana Bryant, 1940
Azilia vachoni Caporiacco, 1954
Chrysometa aureola Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Chrysometa conspersa Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa cornuta Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa distincta Bryant, 1940
Chrysometa eugeni Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa fuscolimbata Archer, 1958
Chrysometa guadeloupensis Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa hamata Bryant, 1942
Chrysometa jayuyensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Chrysometa linguiformis Franganillo, 1930
Chrysometa maculata Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa obscura Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa pecki Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa sabana Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa yunque Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Cyrtognatha bryantae Chickering, 1956
Cyrtognatha espanola Bryant, 1945
Cyrtognatha rucilla Bryant, 1945
Cyrtognatha serrata Simon, 1897
Cyrtognatha simoni Bryant, 1940
Cyrtognatha weitschati J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dolichognatha tigrina Eugène Simon, 1893
Dyschiriognatha montana Eugène Simon, 1897
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha gloriae Petrunkevitch, 1930
Glenognatha maelfaiti Baert, 1987
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Glenognatha mira Bryant, 1945
Glenognatha montana Simon, 1898
Hispanognatha guttata Bryant, 1945
Homalometa fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Homalometa nigritarsis Eugène Simon, 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge licina Simon, 1895
Leucauge longipes F. Octavius ..., 1903
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge moerens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge pinarensis Franganillo, 1930
Leucauge pulcherrima ochrerufa Franganillo, 1930
Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897
Leucauge spiculosa Bryant, 1940
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Leucauge viridecolorata Embrik Strand, 1916
Meta serrana Franganillo, 1930
Metabus ebanoverde Álvarez-Pad..., 2007Longjawed orb weavers
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila breviembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila dommeli J. Wunderlich, 1982
Nephila furca J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila longembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila tenuis J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila urna Hasselt, 1882
Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Prionolaema gracilis Bryant, 1923
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha ethodon Chamberlin &..., 1936Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha exigua Chickering, 1957
Tetragnatha farri Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha festina (Bryant, 1945)⇒ Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889
Tetragnatha franganilloi Brignoli, 1983
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha haitiensis Bryant, 1945
Tetragnatha jaculator Tullgren, 1910
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha lewisi Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha mabelae Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha martinicensis Dierkens, 2011
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha novia Eugène Simon, 1901
Tetragnatha orizaba Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha parva (Badcock, 1932)⇒ Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951
Tetragnatha piscatoria Eugène Simon, 1897
Tetragnatha pristina W. Schawaller, 1982
Tetragnatha subextensa Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha visenda Chickering, 1957

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
8
54
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