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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
654
5119
32635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
538
4408
28967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
135
1907
10894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
118
1839
10713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
90
1686
10310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
86
1680
10299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
14
597
3670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
26
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
26 Genera with 129 Species
#ACDEGHLMNPST
Anameta Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Corneometa Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eometa Petrunkevitch, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Eucta Simon, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Huergina Selden & Penney, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Macryphantes Selden, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1987Cave Orb Weavers16SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17577SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1775Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Priscometa Petrunkevitch, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1926Four-jawed spider47SpeciesTaxom
Theridiometa Petrunkevitch, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
129 Species and 11 Subspecies
Anameta distenda J. Wunderlich, 2004
Azilia boudeti Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Chrysometa boraceia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa ludibunda Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Chrysometa machala Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa maculata Bryant, 1945
Chrysometa pecki Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Corneometa pilosipes J. Wunderlich, 2004
Cyrtognatha bryantae Chickering, 1956
Cyrtognatha espanola Bryant, 1945
Cyrtognatha pachygnathoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895
Eometa aberrans A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa longipes A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa robusta A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eometa samlandica A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha patriceae Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Huergina diazromerali Selden & Penney, 2003
Leucauge argentea Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge auronotum Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866
Leucauge formosa Blackwall, 1863
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge pulcherrima Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Leucauge ungulata Karsch, 1879
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Macryphantes cowdeni P. A. Selden, 1990
Meta barreti Kulczyński, 1899
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Meta manchurica Marusik & Ko..., 1992
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta mengei Blackwall, 1870
Meta merianae (Scopoli, 1863)⇒ Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Meta milleri (Kratochvíl, 1942)⇒ Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Meta minima Denis, 1953
Meta nigra Franganillo, 1920
Meta obscura Kulczyński, 1899
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Meta rufolineata Urquhart, 1889
Meta schaufussi L. Koch, 1882
Meta segmentata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Metleucauge yunohamensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Meta serrana Franganillo, 1930
Meta stridulans Wunderlich, 1987
Metellina barreti Kulczy?ski, 1899
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina merianae celata (Blackwall, 1841)⇒ Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina minima Denis, 1953
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge yunohamensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephilengys cruentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha bonneti Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha clerckoides Wunderlich, 1985
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha listeri (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha simoni Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha sundevalli Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha terilis Thaler, 1991
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha tullgreni Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Priscometa tenuipes A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Sancus acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Sancus acorensis
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha blatchleyi
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha chrysochlora (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837
Tetragnatha corsica Simon, 1929
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha exigua Chickering, 1957
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha extensa brachygnatha Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha extensa contigua Franganillo, 1909
Tetragnatha extensa pulchra Kulczynski, 1891
Tetragnatha farri Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha flava Audouin, 1826
Tetragnatha franganilloi Brignoli, 1983
Tetragnatha fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha intermedia (Franganillo, 1936)⇒ Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889
Tetragnatha isidis Eugène Simon, 1880
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha lewisi Chickering, 1962
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa corsica Simon, 1929
Tetragnatha obtusa intermedia Kulczynski, 1891
Tetragnatha obtusa proprior Kulczynski, 1891
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha quasimodo Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha reimoseri Rosca, 1939
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha subextensa Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha trichodes mendax Franganillo, 1909
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Tetragnatha visenda Chickering, 1957
Tetragnatha zangherii Caporiacco, 1926
Theridiometa robusta Petrunkevitch, 1942

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
5
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
60
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