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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
103
288
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
80
240
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
167
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
154
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
154
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
55
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
6 Genera with 12 Species
Azilia Keyserling, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1903Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
12 Species
Azilia marmorata Cândido Firm..., 1948
Azilia vachoni Caporiacco, 1954
Chrysometa aureola Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge longipes F. Octavius ..., 1903
Leucauge regnyi Eugène Simon, 1897
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Opas lugens Octavius Pic..., 1896Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha jaculator Tullgren, 1910
Tetragnatha mabelae Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Trinidad
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
1
3
Genus
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