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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
270
1110
2490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
232
968
2182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
552
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
537
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
57
489
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
56
488
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
133
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
17
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
17 Genera with 91 Species
Deliochus Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 1881Coin spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies13SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1793Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Nediphya Marusik & Om..., 20174SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1847Banana spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 19119SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1975Four-jawed spider27SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
91 Species and 8 Subspecies
Deliochus humilis L.Koch, 1867
Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895
Dolichognatha raveni Smith, 2008
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Herennia agnarssoni Kuntner, 2005Agnarsson's Coin Spider
Herennia milleri Kuntner, 2005Miller's Coin Spider
Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859Ornamental tree trunk spider
Herennia ornatissima (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Herennia papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Leucauge arbitrariana Embrik Strand, 1913
Leucauge beata Pocock, 1901
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge grata Guérin, 1838
Leucauge hebridisiana Berland, 1938
Leucauge mahurica Embrik Strand, 1913
Leucauge malkini Chrysanthus, 1975
Leucauge papuana Kulczynski, 1911
Leucauge tuberculata (Wang, 1991)⇒ Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Mesida grayi Chrysanthus, 1975
Mesida wilsoni Chrysanthus, 1975
Meta ornata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Nanometa fea Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Nanometa hippai Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nanometa lehtineni Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nanometa lyleae Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nanometa padillai Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nanometa sarasini Berland, 1924
Nediphya hippai Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nediphya lehtineni Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nediphya lyleae Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nediphya padillai Marusik & Om..., 2017
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila aurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
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 submaculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila sulphurosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila tenuipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877Pear shaped Leucauge
Opadometa grata Guérin, 1838
Opadometa grata anirensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata bukaensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata maitlandensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata mathiasensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata salomonum Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata squallyensis Strand, 1911
Opadometa grata tomaensis Strand, 1911
Orsinome sarasini Berland, 1924
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Phonognatha graeffei neocaledonica Berland, 1924
Phonognatha joannae Lucien Berland, 1924
Phonognatha neocaledonica Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha anirensis (Strand, 1915)⇒ Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881
Tetragnatha argentinensis Cândido Firm..., 1931
Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha bituberculata L. Koch, 1867
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha cylindrica Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha friedericii Embrik Strand, 1913
Tetragnatha jaculator Tullgren, 1910
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha mallosa
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha marginata (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha micrura Kulczynski, 1911
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha noumeensis Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha oubatchensis Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha priamus Okuma, 1987
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha rouxi Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha rubriventris Doleschall, 1857
Tetragnatha yalom Chrysanthus, 1975
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
5
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
28
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