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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Suffolk (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
87
336
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
278
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
276
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
256
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
256
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
101
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suffolk
7 Genera with 18 Species
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17573SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1830Thickjawed Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1842Four-jawed spider6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk
18 Species
Dolichognatha incanescens Eugène Simon, 1895
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Metellina mengei Blackwall, 1870
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha degeeri Sundevall, 1830
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha obtusa C. L. Koch, 1837Blunt Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
2
8
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