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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
110
327
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
96
301
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
50
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
201
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
183
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
182
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
61
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
8 Genera with 19 Species
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1924Four-jawed spider9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Nanometa sarasini Berland, 1924
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
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 demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha marginata (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha noumeensis Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha oubatchensis Berland, 1924
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha rouxi Berland, 1924

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
1
9
Genus
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