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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
1065
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
219
869
2243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
559
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
550
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
501
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
55
500
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
152
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
11
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
11 Genera with 59 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 188329SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies6SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17571SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1916Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
59 Species
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa allija Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa alticola Berland, 1913
Chrysometa banos Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa bolivari Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa bolivia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa browni Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa chica Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa chuchaqui Peñaherrera-R., 2025
Chrysometa cuenca Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa flava Octavius Pic..., 1894
Chrysometa huila Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa luisi Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa machala Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa macintyrei Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa macuchi Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa minza Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa nigrovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Chrysometa otavalo Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa penai Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa pichincha Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa plana Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa schneblei Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa tinajillas Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa troya Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa tungurahua Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa uaza Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa ura Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa zelotypa Eugen von Ke..., 1883Longjawed orb weavers
Cyrtognatha morona Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha nigrovittata Keyserling, 1881
Cyrtognatha quichua Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha waorani Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Diphya napo Ott, Rodrigu..., 2023
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha australis Eugen von Ke..., 1883
Glenognatha gaujoni Eugène Simon, 1895
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Glenognatha maelfaiti Baert, 1987
Glenognatha mendezi Cabra-García..., 2016
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge behemoth Ferreira-Sou..., 2023
Leucauge bituberculata Baert, 1987
Leucauge branicki Taczanowski, 1874
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha galapagoensis Banks, 1902
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha riveti Berland, 1913
Tetragnatha tincochacae Ralph Vary C..., 1916

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
4
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
20
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