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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
362
1673
5682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
319
1536
5381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
85
829
3617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
83
822
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
69
748
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
67
746
3032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
193
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
17
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
17 Genera with 57 Species
Deliochus Simon, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Harlanethis Álvarez-Padi..., 20202SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Iamarra Álvarez-Padi..., 20201SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1903Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1887Cave Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Pinkfloydia Hormiga & Di..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1975Four-jawed spider20SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
57 Species and 2 Subspecies
Deliochus humilis L.Koch, 1867
Deliochus idoneus Keyserling, 1887
Deliochus pulcher William Jose..., 1916
Deliochus pulcher melanius Rainbow, 1916
Deliochus pulchra Rainbow, 1916
Deliochus pulchra melania Rainbow, 1916
Deliochus zelivira Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895
Dolichognatha raveni Smith, 2008
Harlanethis lipscombae �lvarez-Pad..., 2020
Harlanethis weintrauborum Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Herennia oz Kuntner, 2005Australian Coin Spider
Iamarra multitheca �lvarez-Pad..., 2020
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Mesida argentiopunctata Rainbow, 1916
Meta monogrammata Butler, 1876
Meta trivittata Keyserling, 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Meta turbatrix Keyserling, 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Nanometa dimitrovi Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Nanometa gentilis Eugène Simon, 1908
Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Nanometa trivittata Keyserling, 1887
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila nigritarsis (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Phonognatha melanopyga Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Phonognatha tanyodon Kallal & Hor..., 2018
Pinkfloydia rixi Hormiga, 2017
Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha bituberculata L. Koch, 1867
Tetragnatha caudifera Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Tetragnatha cylindracea Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Tetragnatha cylindrica Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha gemmata L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha lepida Rainbow, 1916
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha margaritata L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha rubriventris Doleschall, 1857
Tetragnatha tenera Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha valida Eugen von Ke..., 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha yalom Chrysanthus, 1975
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
21
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