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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
443
2235
9481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
396
2012
8441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
83
879
4386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
75
868
4357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
60
819
4214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
817
4210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
345
1661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
15
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
15 Genera with 64 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Huergina Selden & Penney, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies7SpeciesTaxom
Macryphantes Selden, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1987Cave Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17575SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1973Thickjawed Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Sancus Tullgren, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1926Four-jawed spider27SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
64 Species and 5 Subspecies
Azilia boudeti Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Chrysometa boraceia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Chrysometa ludibunda Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Huergina diazromerali Selden & Penney, 2003
Leucauge argentea Eugen von Ke..., 1865Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge formosa Blackwall, 1863
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge mariana Taczanowski, 1881Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge pulcherrima Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Leucauge ungulata Karsch, 1879
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Macryphantes cowdeni ♰ P. A. Selden, 1990
Meta barreti Kulczyński, 1899
Meta bourneti Simon, 1922
Meta manchurica Marusik & Ko..., 1992
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta minima Denis, 1953
Meta nigra Franganillo, 1920
Meta obscura Kulczyński, 1899
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Meta schaufussi L. Koch, 1882
Meta stridulans Wunderlich, 1987
Metellina barreti Kulczy?ski, 1899
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina minima Denis, 1953
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Pachygnatha bonneti Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Pachygnatha listeri (Sundevall, 1830)⇒ Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha simoni Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha sundevalli Senglet, 1973
Pachygnatha terilis Thaler, 1991
Pachygnatha tullgreni Senglet, 1973
Sancus acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha bogotensis Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha extensa contigua Franganillo, 1909
Tetragnatha franganilloi Brignoli, 1983
Tetragnatha fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha intermedia (Franganillo, 1936)⇒ Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889
Tetragnatha isidis Eugène Simon, 1880
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886Dark Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa intermedia Kulczynski, 1891
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha reimoseri Rosca, 1939
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha strandi melanogaster Schmidt & Kr..., 1993
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha trichodes mendax Franganillo, 1909
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Tetragnatha zangherii Caporiacco, 1926

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
32
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