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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
172
629
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
144
524
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
54
329
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
324
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
45
309
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
44
308
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
87
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 15 Species
Leucauge White, 1910Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Leucognatha Wunderlich, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1994Thickjawed Orb Weavers3SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1949Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866
Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930
Leucauge meruensis Tullgren, 1910
Leucognatha bilineata Tullgren, 1910
Nephila fenestrata Tord Tamerla..., 1859
Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Pachygnatha palmquisti Tullgren, 1910
Pachygnatha procincta Bosmans & Bo..., 1994
Pachygnatha zappa Bosmans & Bo..., 1994
Sancus bilineatus Tullgren, 1910
Tetragnatha brachychelis Caporiacco, 1947
Tetragnatha kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1949
Tetragnatha roeweri Caporiacco, 1949

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
6
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