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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
408
1831
6249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
362
1592
5293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
78
682
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
663
3364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
58
608
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
57
607
3101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
175
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
12
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
12 Genera with 71 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 201816SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies15SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1778Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pickardinella Archer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
71 Species and 2 Subspecies
Azilia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa alboguttata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa atotonilco Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa chipinque Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa citlaltepetl Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa columbicola Embrik Strand, 1916
Chrysometa flava Octavius Pic..., 1894
Chrysometa palenque Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa poas Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa puebla Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa puya Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa rincon Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa rosarium Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa sagicuta Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa triangulosa Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa xamaticpac Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Cyrtognatha paradoxa Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha petila Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha emertoni Eugène Simon, 1887
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha gouldi Cabra-García..., 2016
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Homalometa chiriqui Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Homalometa nigritarsis Eugène Simon, 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge acuminata Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argentea Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge aurostriata Octavius Pic..., 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge fragilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge loltuna Chamberlin &..., 1938Silky ant
Leucauge longipes F. Octavius ..., 1903
Leucauge lugens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)⇒ Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge mesomelas Octavius Pic..., 1894
Leucauge moerens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge polita Eugen von Ke..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge simplex F. Octavius ..., 1903
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Metabus conacyt Álvarez-Pad..., 2007Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus ocellatus Eugen von Ke..., 1864Longjawed orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Pickardinella setigera F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha antillana Simon, 1897
Tetragnatha atriceps Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha conica (Grube, 1861)⇒ Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha digitata Octavius Pic..., 1899Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha eremita Chamberlin, 1924
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha levii Okuma, 1992
Tetragnatha mexicana Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha orizaba Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha peninsulana Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha tropica Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
3
30
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