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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
355
1465
4209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
326
1358
3854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
76
546
1963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
71
536
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
61
512
1744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
60
511
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
161
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
16
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
16 Genera with 103 Species
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Doryonychus Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Eryciniolia Strand, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies10SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1889Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1847Banana spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Taraire Álvarez-Padi..., 18892SpeciesTaxom
Tawhai Álvarez-Padi..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1992Four-jawed spider65SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
103 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolichognatha richardi Marples, 1955
Doryonychus raptor Eugène Simon, 1900
Dyschiriognatha oceanica Berland, 1929
Dyschiriognatha upoluensis Marples, 1955
Eryciniolia purpurapunctata Urquhart, 1889
Glenognatha argenteoguttata Berland, 1935
Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha chamberlini (Berland, 1942)⇒ Glenognatha caporiaccoi Platnick, 1993
Glenognatha hirsutissima Berland, 1935
Glenognatha ledouxi Dierkens, 2016
Glenognatha nigromaculata Berland, 1933
Glenognatha phalangiops Berland, 1942
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Leucauge eua Embrik Strand, 1911
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge granulata rimitara Strand, 1911
Leucauge ilatele Marples, 1955
Leucauge insularis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge mendanai Berland, 1933
Leucauge prodiga L. Koch, 1872
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta rufolineata Urquhart, 1889
Nanometa forsteri Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Nanometa lagenifera Urquhart, 1888
Nanometa purpurapunctata Urquhart, 1889
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847
Orsinome australis Simon, 1899
Orsinome lagenifera Urquhart, 1888
Phonognatha melanopyga Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Taraire oculta Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Taraire rufolineata Urquhart, 1889
Tawhai arborea Urquhart, 1891
Tetragnatha acuta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha albida Gillespie, 1994
Tetragnatha anuenue Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha brevignatha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha cuneiventris Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha eurychasma Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha filiciphilia Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha flavida Urquhart, 1891
Tetragnatha hawaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kamakou Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha kapua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha kauaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kea Gillespie, 1994
Tetragnatha keyserlingi Eugène Simon, 1890
Tetragnatha kikokiko Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha kukuhaa Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha kukuiki Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha laqueata L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha lena Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha limu Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha macracantha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha maka Gillespie, 1994
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha marquesiana Berland, 1935
Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha mohihi Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha moua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha multipunctata Urquhart, 1891
Tetragnatha netrix Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha nigricans Dalmas, 1917
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obscura Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha olindana Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Tetragnatha oomua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha palikea Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha paludicola Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha panopea L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha perkinsi Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha perreirai Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha pilosa Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha polychromata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha punua Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha quasimodo Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha rava Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha restricta Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha rimitarae Embrik Strand, 1911
Tetragnatha sobrina Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha stelarobusta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha tahuata Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha tantalus Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha trituberculata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha tuamoaa Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha uluhe Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha uncifera Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Tetragnatha waikamoi Gillespie, 1992

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
75
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