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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
628
3831
18744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
533
3328
16459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
119
1318
8661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
99
1268
8500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
74
1157
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
72
1155
7872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
426
2745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
24
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
24 Genera with 167 Species
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Alcimosphenus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 188320SpeciesTaxom
Corniops Jeram, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Doryonychus Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19369SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies19SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Metabus O. P.-Cambridge, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17574SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers9SpeciesTaxom
Palaeometa Petrunkevitch, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pickardinella Archer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1992Four-jawed spider76SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
167 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
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 nubigena Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa palenque Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa petrasierwaldae Nogueira & al., 2011
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 waikoxi Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa xamaticpac Salgueiro-Se..., 2018
Chrysometa zelotypa Eugen von Ke..., 1883Longjawed orb weavers
Corniops mapesii A. J. Jeram, 1994
Cyrtognatha paradoxa Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Cyrtognatha petila Dimitrov & H..., 2009
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Doryonychus raptor Eugène Simon, 1900
Glenognatha emertoni Eugène Simon, 1887
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha gouldi Cabra-García..., 2016
Glenognatha heleios Hormiga, 1990
Glenognatha iviei Herbert W. Levi, 1980
Glenognatha lacteovittata Cândido Firm..., 1944
Glenognatha minuta Banks, 1898
Glenognatha patriceae Cabra-Garcí..., 2016
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
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 festiva Blackwall, 1866
Leucauge fragilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
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 undulata Vinson, 1863
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta dolloff Levi, 1980Dolloff cave spider
Meta manchurica Marusik & Ko..., 1992
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metabus conacyt Álvarez-Pad..., 2007Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus debilis Octavius Pic..., 1889Longjawed orb weavers
Metabus ocellatus Eugen von Ke..., 1864Longjawed orb weavers
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina mimetoides Chamberlin &..., 1941
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980
Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jorō Spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pennatipes Scudder, 1885
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephilingis borbonica Vinson, 1863Reunion Hermit Spider
Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha calusa Herbert W. Levi, 1980
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha furcillata Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Palaeometa opertanea S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaeometa opertaneum Scudder, 1890
Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Palaeopachygnatha scudderi A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Pickardinella setigera F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha acuta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha antillana Simon, 1897
Tetragnatha anuenue Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha atriceps Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha blatchleyi
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha branda Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha brevignatha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha caudicula Karsch, 1879
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha conica (Grube, 1861)⇒ Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha digitata Octavius Pic..., 1899Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha elongata debilis Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elongata principalis Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elongata undulata Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha eremita Chamberlin, 1924
Tetragnatha ethodon Chamberlin &..., 1936Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha eurychasma Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha filiciphilia Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha fragilis Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha hawaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kamakou Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha kauaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kikokiko Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha kukuiki Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha lena Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha levii Okuma, 1992
Tetragnatha mabelae Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha macracantha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha mexicana Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obscura Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha orizaba Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha pallida (Octavius Pic..., 1889)⇒ Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha paludicola Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha panopea L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha peninsulana Banks, 1898
Tetragnatha perkinsi Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha perreirai Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha pilosa Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha polychromata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha quasimodo Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha restricta Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha stelarobusta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha tantalus Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha tenuissima Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha tertiana Scudder, 1890
Tetragnatha tertiaria Scudder, 1885
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha trituberculata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha tropica Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Tetragnatha waikamoi Gillespie, 1992

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
7
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
5
94
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