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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
195
708
1809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
175
657
1622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
67
422
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
415
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
54
397
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
397
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
102
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
10 Genera with 22 Species
Clitaetra Simon, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Diphya Nicolet, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1863Orchard Spider And Allies5SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1912Banana spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1863Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1894Thickjawed Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Clitaetra episinoides (Eugène Simon, 1889)⇒ Clitaetra perroti Eugène Simon, 1894
Clitaetra perroti Eugène Simon, 1894Madagascar Trunk Weaver
Diphya pumila Eugène Simon, 1889
Leucauge aureosignata Lenz, 1891
Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866
Leucauge lechei Embrik Strand, 1908
Leucauge tetragnathella Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Leucauge undulata Vinson, 1863
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863Red-legged golden orb-web spider
Nephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila pilipes malagassa Strand, 1907
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis hildebrandti Dahl, 1912
Nephilengys borbonica (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilengys livida (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863Madagascar Hermit Spider
Orsinome vorkampiana Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Pachygnatha longipes Eugène Simon, 1894
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
3
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