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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Honshu (Japan)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
209
625
1148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
191
586
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
58
364
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
56
362
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
49
351
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
351
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
173
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
11
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Honshu
11 Genera with 38 Species
Diphya Nicolet, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dischitiognatha1SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1906Orchard Spider And Allies6SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1994Cave Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1879Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1934Four-jawed spider15SpeciesTaxom
Zhinu Kallal & Hor..., 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Honshu
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Diphya okumae Tanikawa, 1995
Dischitiognatha tenera Karsch, 1879
Dyschiriognatha quadrimaculata (Yin, 1976)⇒ Pachygnatha quadrimaculata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Leucauge blanda L. Koch, 1878
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge crucinota Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge subblanda (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842
Leucauge subgemmea Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Meta japonica (Tanikawa, 1993)⇒ Leucauge blanda L. Koch, 1878
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta nigridorsalis Tanikawa, 1994
Metellina ornata Chikuni, 1955
Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge kompirensis (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge yunohamensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jorō Spider
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha quadrimaculata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Pachygnatha tenera Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laqueata L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha lauta Yaginuma, 1959
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha praedonia (L. Koch, 1878)⇒ Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha shinanoensis Okuma & Chikuni, 1978
Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha yesoensis Saito, 1934
Zhinu reticuloides Yaginuma, 1958

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Honshu
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
3
19
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