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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
215
636
1269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
201
612
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
306
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
306
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
300
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
300
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
165
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ontario
7 Genera with 23 Species
Chrysometa Simon, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
23 Species
Chrysometa zelotypa Eugen von Ke..., 1883Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
3
19
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