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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
218
805
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
190
736
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
71
450
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
71
450
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
410
825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
409
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
108
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
9 Genera with 20 Species
Deliochus Simon, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1887Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17572SpeciesTaxom
Nanometa Simon, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1887Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Deliochus pulcher melanius Rainbow, 1916
Deliochus pulchra Rainbow, 1916
Deliochus zelivira Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Meta trivittata Keyserling, 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Metellina curtisi McCook, 1894
Metellina segmentata Clerck, 1757Autumn spider
Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padi..., 2020
Nanometa trivittata Keyserling, 1887
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842
Tetragnatha valida Eugen von Ke..., 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephilinae
Simon, 1894
Golden orb weavers, Large-jawed spiders
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
1
4
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