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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
735
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
733
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
260
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
21
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
21 Genera with 119 Species
#ADGHLMNOPSTW
Atelidea Simon, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 20203SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 1881Coin spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1891Orchard Spider And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1982Cave Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Prolochus Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1921Four-jawed spider40SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Wolongia Zhu, Kim & Song, 20181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
119 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atelidea nona Sankaran, Ma..., 2017
Dolichognatha chimminiensis Anju, Asha &..., 2024
Dolichognatha lonarensis Bodkhe & Man..., 2015
Dolichognatha longiceps Thorell, 1895
Dyschiriognatha ganeshi Bodkhe, Mant..., 2014
Glenognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Glenognatha ganeshi Bodkhe, Mant..., 2014
Glenognatha paullula Sankaran, Ca..., 2020
Guizygiella indica Tikader & Bal, 1980
Guizygiella melanocrania Thorell, 1887
Guizygiella shivui Patel & Reddy, 1990
Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859Ornamental tree trunk spider
Herennia ornatissima (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Leucauge argentata Octavius Pic..., 1869
Leucauge beata Pocock, 1901
Leucauge bengalensis Gravely, 1921
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge dorsotuberculata Tikader, 1982
Leucauge fastigata (Simon, 1877)⇒ Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge nicobarica Thorell, 1891
Leucauge pondae Tikader, 1970
Leucauge pusilla Thorell, 1878
Leucauge rubrotrivittata Eugène Simon, 1906
Leucauge tessellata Thorell, 1887
Leucauge tristicta Thorell, 1891
Mesida culta O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Meta abdomenalis Patel & Reddy, 1993
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Meta simlaensis Tikader, 1982
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila aurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jorō Spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila dirangensis Biswas & Biswas, 2006
Nephila fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila kuhl Doleschall, 1859
Nephila kuhlii Doleschall, 1859
Nephila laurinae (Tord Tamerla..., 1881)⇒ Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Nephila pecuniosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila procera (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila robusta B. K. Tikader, 1962
Nephila submaculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila sulphurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila tenuipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877Pear shaped Leucauge
Orsinome armata Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Orsinome listeri Gravely, 1921
Orsinome marmorea Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Orsinome vethi Hasselt, 1882
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha listeri (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha silentvalliensis Biswas & Roy, 2004
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Phonognatha vicitra Sherriffs, 1928
Prolochus longiceps (Thorell, 1895)⇒ Dolichognatha longiceps Thorell, 1895
Sancus fuligo subfasciatus Moore, 1878
Tetragnatha andamanensis Tikader, 1977
Tetragnatha bengalensis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha chamberlini Gajbe, 2004
Tetragnatha chauliodus Thorell, 1890
Tetragnatha cochinensis Gravely, 1921
Tetragnatha coelestis Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha delumbis Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha fletcheri Gravely, 1921
Tetragnatha foliferens Hingston, 1927
Tetragnatha foveata Karsch, 1891
Tetragnatha geniculata Karsch, 1891
Tetragnatha hasselti Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Tetragnatha iridescens Stoliczka, 1869
Tetragnatha irridescens Stoliczka, 1869
Tetragnatha isidis Eugène Simon, 1880
Tetragnatha javana (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha josephi Okuma, 1988
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha lauta Yaginuma, 1959
Tetragnatha mallosa
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha paradisea Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Tetragnatha parvula Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha serra Doleschall, 1857
Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha sutherlandi Gravely, 1921
Tetragnatha tenera Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha viridorufa Gravely, 1921
Tylorida culta Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tylorida flava Sankaran, Ma..., 2017
Tylorida marmorea Pocock, 1901
Tylorida nicobarensis Tikader, 1977
Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877
Wolongia papafrancisi Malamel, Naf..., 2018

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
4
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
49
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