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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
545
2867
11767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
459
2495
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
114
1067
6027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
95
1031
5957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
72
952
5572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
70
950
5559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
366
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
18
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
18 Genera with 110 Species
Alcimosphenus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Corniops Jeram, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Doryonychus Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Guizygiella Zhu, Kim & Song, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies6SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1933Cave Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17574SpeciesTaxom
Metleucauge Levi, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1845Thickjawed Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Palaeometa Petrunkevitch, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1992Four-jawed spider62SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
110 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1893Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa nubigena Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa petrasierwaldae Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa waikoxi Nogueira & al., 2011
Chrysometa zelotypa Eugen von Ke..., 1883Longjawed orb weavers
Corniops mapesii A. J. Jeram, 1994
Dolichognatha pentagona Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Doryonychus raptor Eugène Simon, 1900
Glenognatha emertoni Eugène Simon, 1887
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Glenognatha gouldi Cabra-García..., 2016
Glenognatha heleios Hormiga, 1990
Glenognatha iviei Herbert W. Levi, 1980
Glenognatha spherella Chamberlin &..., 1936
Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta dolloff Levi, 1980Dolloff cave spider
Meta manchurica Marusik & Ko..., 1992
Meta menardi Latreille, 1804Cave orbweaver
Meta ovalis Gertsch, 1933Eastern Cave Long-Jawed Spider
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Metellina mimetoides Chamberlin &..., 1941
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980
Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jorō Spider
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pennatipes Scudder, 1885
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Pachygnatha autumnalis Marx, 1884Big-Eyed Thick-Jawed Spider
Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha calusa Herbert W. Levi, 1980
Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall, 1823
Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
Pachygnatha furcillata Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Pachygnatha tristriata C. L. Koch, 1845
Pachygnatha xanthostoma (C. L. Koch, 1845)⇒ Pachygnatha brevis Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Palaeometa opertanea S. H. Scudder, 1890
Palaeometa opertaneum Scudder, 1890
Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Palaeopachygnatha scudderi A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Tetragnatha acuta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha americana Eugène Simon, 1905
Tetragnatha anuenue Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha blatchleyi
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha branda Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha brevignatha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha caudata Emerton, 1884Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha dearmata Thorell, 1873
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1842Elongate stilt spider
Tetragnatha elongata debilis Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elongata principalis Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elongata undulata Thorell, 1877
Tetragnatha elyunquensis Petrunkevitch, 1930
Tetragnatha ethodon Chamberlin &..., 1936Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha eurychasma Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha filiciphilia Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha fragilis Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Tetragnatha hawaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kamakou Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha kauaiensis Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha kikokiko Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha kukuiki Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha lena Gillespie, 2003
Tetragnatha mabelae Chickering, 1957Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha macilenta L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha macracantha Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874Shadow Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha obscura Gillespie, 2002
Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha pallida (Octavius Pic..., 1889)⇒ Tetragnatha pallescens F. Octavius ..., 1903
Tetragnatha paludicola Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha panopea L. Koch, 1872Longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha perkinsi Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha perreirai Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha pilosa Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha pinicola (L. Koch, 1870)⇒ Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha polychromata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha quasimodo Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha restricta Eugène Simon, 1900
Tetragnatha shoshone Herbert W. Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha stelarobusta Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha striata L. Koch, 1862Striped Stretch-spider
Tetragnatha tantalus Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha tertiana Scudder, 1890
Tetragnatha tertiaria Scudder, 1885
Tetragnatha trichodes trichodes Thorell, 1878
Tetragnatha trituberculata Gillespie, 1992
Tetragnatha vermiformis Emerton, 1884
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha viridis Walckenaer, 1842Green Long-Jawed Spider
Tetragnatha waikamoi Gillespie, 1992

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
74
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