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Checklist for Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Elongated Orb Weavers)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
124
315
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
105
272
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
44
171
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
163
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
152
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
152
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
50
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Stretch spider
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
10 Genera with 18 Species
Alcimosphenus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dyschiriognatha Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Homalometa Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1826Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
18 Species
Alcimosphenus licinus Eugène Simon, 1895
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Chrysometa eugeni Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Cyrtognatha serrata Simon, 1897
Dolichognatha tigrina Eugène Simon, 1893
Dyschiriognatha montana Eugène Simon, 1897
Glenognatha argyrostilba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Glenognatha montana Simon, 1898
Homalometa nigritarsis Eugène Simon, 1897Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841Longjawed Orb Weavers
Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha cambridgei Roewer, 1942Longjawed orb weavers
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha earmra Levi, 1981
Tetragnatha gracilis (Bryant, 1923)⇒ Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha martinicensis Dierkens, 2011
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898

Subnodes of Tetragnathidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyLeucauginae
White, 1841
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetinae
Simon, 1894
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetragnathinae
Menge, 1866
4
11
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