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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
37
88
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
36
87
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
69
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
68
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
66
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
31
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoros
10 Genera with 17 Species
Clitaetra Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1993Orchard Spider And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1916Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1993Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcipes Schmidt & Kr..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1993Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Clitaetra episinoides (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Clitaetra perroti Eugène Simon, 1894
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
Nephila comorana Embrik Strand, 1916
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 grenda (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Comoros
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
5
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