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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
97
345
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
81
309
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
246
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
241
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
219
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
219
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
62
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
8 Genera with 16 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1873Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1772Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1947Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Azilia marmorata Cândido Firm..., 1948
Chrysometa flavicans Caporiacco, 1947
Dolichognatha lodiculafaciens Hingston, 1932
Dolichognatha minuscula Cândido Firm..., 1940
Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Leucauge branicki Taczanowski, 1874
Leucauge caudacuta Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Nephila cornuta Pallas, 1772
Opas caudacuta Taczanowski, 1873
Tetragnatha beccarii Caporiacco, 1947
Tetragnatha bishopi Caporiacco, 1947
Tetragnatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Tetragnatha filiformata Roewer, 1942
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha petrunkevitchi Caporiacco, 1947

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
7
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