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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
62
204
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
56
197
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
163
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
160
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
156
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
156
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
76
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
12 Genera with 25 Species
Clitaetra Simon, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1993Orchard Spider And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1916Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1863Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1993Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcipes Schmidt & Kr..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Clitaetra episinoides (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Clitaetra perroti Eugène Simon, 1894
Clitaetra perroti Eugène Simon, 1894Madagascar Trunk Weaver
Dolichognatha comorensis Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Leucauge argyrescens Benoit, 1978
Leucauge comorensis Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge gibbosa Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Leucauge moheliensis Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Mecynometa gibbosa Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Mesida thorelli Blackwall, 1877
Nephila comorana Embrik Strand, 1916
Nephilengys borbonica (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilengys livida (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Pachygnatha mucronata comorana Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Pholcipes bifurcochelis Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha boydi praedator Tullgren, 1910
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha grenda (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
8
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