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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
370
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
362
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
339
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
338
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
102
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
13
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
13 Genera with 26 Species
Clitaetra Simon, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1930Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynometa Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1938Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1865Banana spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1952Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parazilia Lessert, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1907Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Clitaetra simoni Benoit, 1962Congo Trunk Weaver
Dolichognatha baforti Legendre, 1967
Dolichognatha kratochvili Lessert, 1938
Dolichognatha petiti Eugène Simon, 1884
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Leucauge argyrosticta Simon, 1907
Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901
Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930
Mecynometa argyrosticta Eugène Simon, 1907
Meta gertschi Lessert, 1938
Metellina gertschi Lessert, 1938
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Pachygnatha kiwuana Embrik Strand, 1913
Pachygnatha leleupi Lawrence, 1952
Parazilia strandi Lessert, 1938
Tetragnatha clavigera Eugène Simon, 1887
Tetragnatha cylindriformis Lawrence, 1952
Tetragnatha dentatidens Eugène Simon, 1907
Tetragnatha filum Eugène Simon, 1907
Tetragnatha stimulifera Eugène Simon, 1907
Tetragnatha subclavigera Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
3
9
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