Family: TETRAGNATHIDAE Menge, 1866
longjawed orbweavers
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ARANEIDAE PHOLCIDAE PIMOIDAE THERIDIIDAE
Family Name Authority
Menge, A. 1866. Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung. Schrift. naturf. Ges. Danzig (N.F.) 1: 1-152
Diagnosis
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Characters
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- Carapace: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
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Distribution
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Natural History
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
(General natural history not yet recorded or unknown)
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.
Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 40 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Azilia Keyserling, 1881 |  |
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| 2 | Dolichognatha O. P.-Cambridge, 1869 | |
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| 3 | Doryonychus Simon, 1900 | |
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| 4 | Glenognatha Simon, 1887 | |
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| 5 | Leucauge White, 1841 | |
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| 6 | Meta C. L. Koch, 1836 | |
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| 7 | Metellina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 | |
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| 8 | Metleucauge Levi, 1980 | |
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| 9 | Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1823 | |
thickjawed orbweavers |
| 10 | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 | |
longjawed orbweavers |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
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Additional Taxonomic and Natural History References
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