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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
307
1261
3831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
276
1170
3646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
68
628
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
66
623
2283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
54
599
2143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
53
593
2131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
259
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
20
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
20 Genera with 93 Species
Atelidea Simon, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dischitiognatha1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1906Orchard Spider And Allies12SpeciesTaxom
Menosira Chikuni, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1958Cave Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Metimorpha Strand, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Okileucauge Tanikawa, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1879Thickjawed Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1934Four-jawed spider31SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Zhinu Kallal & Hor..., 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
93 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atelidea globosa Yamaguchi, 1957
Diphya okumae Tanikawa, 1995
Dischitiognatha tenera Karsch, 1879
Dolichognatha umbrophila Tanikawa, 1991
Dyschiriognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Dyschiriognatha quadrimaculata (Yin, 1976)⇒ Pachygnatha quadrimaculata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Glenognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Glenognatha osawai Baba & Tanikawa, 2018
Leucauge blanda L. Koch, 1878
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge crucinota Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge grata Guérin, 1838
Leucauge japonica Thorell, 1881
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge magnifica (Yaginuma, 1954)⇒ Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842
Leucauge nagashimai Ono, 2011
Leucauge subadulta Embrik Strand, 1906
Leucauge subblanda (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842
Leucauge subgemmea Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Menosira ornata Chikuni, 1955
Meta doenitzi (Bösenberg &..., 1906)⇒ Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Meta japonica (Tanikawa, 1993)⇒ Leucauge blanda L. Koch, 1878
Meta melanicruciata (Saito, 1939)⇒ Enoplognatha melanicruciata Kendo Saito, 1939
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta nigridorsalis Tanikawa, 1994
Meta ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Meta reticuloides Yaginuma, 1958
Metellina ornata Chikuni, 1955
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metimorpha tullia Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge kompirensis (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 1992
Metleucauge yunohamensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
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 clavata caerulescens Ono, 2011
Nephila fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
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 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
Okileucauge sasakii Tanikawa, 2001
Opadometa grata Guérin, 1838
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha monticola Baba & Tanikawa, 2018
Pachygnatha quadrimaculata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Pachygnatha rotunda Saito, 1939
Pachygnatha tenera Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha bituberculata L. Koch, 1867
Tetragnatha boninensis Okuma, 1981
Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha chauliodus Thorell, 1890
Tetragnatha chiyokoae Castanheira ..., 2020
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha exquista Saito, 1933
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha iriomotensis Okuma, 1991
Tetragnatha javana (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha laqueata L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha lauta Yaginuma, 1959
Tetragnatha lea Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Tetragnatha makiharai Okuma, 1977
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
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 sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha tanigawai Okuma, 1988
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha yesoensis Saito, 1934
Tylorida magniventer (Bösenberg &..., 1906)⇒ Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877
Zhinu reticuloides Yaginuma, 1958

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
40
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