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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
181
599
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
150
529
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
86
443
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
80
434
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
66
398
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
65
394
1018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
14
162
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
16
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cenozoic
16 Genera with 36 Species
Anameta Wunderlich, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Balticgnatha Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Baltleucauge Wunderlich, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Corneometa Wunderlich, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eometa Petrunkevitch, 19587SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Memoratrix Petrunkevitch, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 2004Cave Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1986Banana spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Palaeometa Petrunkevitch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Priscometa Petrunkevitch, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Samlandicmeta Wunderlich, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1885Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
36 Species
Anameta distenda J. Wunderlich, 2004
Anameta kuntneri Wunderlich, 2008
Azilia hispaniolensis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Balticgnatha projectens J. Wunderlich, 2011
Baltleucauge gillespiae Wunderlich, 2008
Baltleucauge propinqua J. Wunderlich, 2012
Corneometa baltica J. Wunderlich, 2004
Corneometa pilosipes J. Wunderlich, 2004
Cyrtognatha weitschati J. Wunderlich, 1988
Eometa aberrans A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa calefacta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Eometa longipes A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa occulta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Eometa perfecta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Eometa robusta A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa samlandica A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Homalometa fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Memoratrix rydei A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Meta (Praetermeta) maculosa J. Wunderlich, 2008
Meta (Praetermeta) velans J. Wunderlich, 2004
Nephila breviembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila dommeli J. Wunderlich, 1982
Nephila furca J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila longembolus J. Wunderlich, 1986
Nephila pennatipes Scudder, 1885
Nephila tenuis J. Wunderlich, 1986
Palaeometa opertanea S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Palaeopachygnatha scudderi A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Priscometa capta J. Wunderlich, 2004
Priscometa minor J. Wunderlich, 2004
Priscometa tenuipes A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Samlandicmeta mutila J. Wunderlich, 2012
Tetragnatha parva (Badcock, 1932)⇒ Tetragnatha bryantae Roewer, 1951
Tetragnatha pristina W. Schawaller, 1982
Tetragnatha tertiaria Scudder, 1885

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
4
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