Tetragnatha guatemalensis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
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FAMILY: TETRAGNATHIDAE Menge, 1866 Genus: Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 Species: Tetragnatha guatemalensis O. P.-Cambridge, 1889  |
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General Comments: This species is distinguished from others in this genus by the angled tip of the paracymbium in the male and the short, plump spermathecae in the female. The specific epithet, guatemalensis, is derived from Guatemala, the country where the species was first discovered.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
longjawed orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
longjawed orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: North, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB NS ON OK
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Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
†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. PDF
Habitat (published): Specimens have been collected from Wisconsin to Nova Scotia, south to Baja California, Florida, Panama, and the West Indies (Dondale et al., 2003). The usual habitat is along streams or lakes in shrubs and tall herbs.
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Dry Grassland; Salix fragilis; Open marsh forest; Red pine foliage; Dune conifers; On buildings; Shrubs and herbs; Golden rod; Shrubs in golley; Open Forest; Grass and shrubs; Low vegetation; Forest; Woods; Sumack foliage; Fields; Riparian, Beaver Pond;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: Carapace is dark orange and sometimes has black markings. The lateral eyes on each side are closer together than the median eyes. Legs are dark yellow, though are occasionally darker. The abdomen is silvery and often has a dark dorsal pattern with scalloped edges and the venter is pale. The paracymbium of the palp is angled laterally at the tip.
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
Description: The eye spacing and coloration is similar to that of the male. The epigynum is approximately as long as wide, though is partially concave along the posterior margin. The spermathecae are short, plump, and extend anteriorly parallel to the long axis of the body.
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Descriptions Source:
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Banks, N. 1898. Arachnida from Baja California and other parts of Mexico. Proc. Californ. Acad. Sci. (3) 1: 205-308.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1903. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 425-464.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1889. Arachnida. Araneida. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 1: 1-56.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1942. A hundred new species of American spiders. Bull. Univ. Utah 32(13): 1-117.
Chickering, A. M. 1962. The genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Jamaica, W. I. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 127: 423-450.
Chickering, A. M. 1959. The genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Michigan. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 119: 475-499.
Chickering, A. M. 1957. Notes on certain species of Tetragnatha (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Central America and Mexico. Breviora 67: 1-4.
Chickering, A. M. 1957. The genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Jamaica, B.W.I., and other neighboring islands. Breviora 68: 1-15.
Chickering, A. M. 1957. The genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Panama. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 116: 301-354.
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Gertsch, W. J. & S. Mulaik. 1936. New spiders from Texas. Amer. Mus. Novit. 863: 1-22.
Kaston, B. J. 1976. Supplement to the spiders of Connecticut. J. Arachnol. 4: 1-72.
Levi, H. W. 1981. The American orb-weaver genera Dolichognatha and Tetragnatha north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae, Tetragnathinae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 149: 271-318.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Okuma, C. 1992. Notes on the Neotropical and Mexican species of Tetragnatha (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) with descriptions of three new species. J. Fac. Agr., Kyushu Univ. 36: 219-243.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2006. The spiders of Quebec: update, additions and corrections. Zootaxa 1133: 1-37.
Seeley, R. M. 1928. Revision of the spider genus Tetragnatha. New York St. Mus. Bull. 278: 99-150.
Strand, E. 1908. Exotisch araneologisches.-I. Amerikanische hauptsächlich in Peru, Bolivien und Josemitetal in Californien gesammelte Spinnen. -II. Spinnen aus Kamerun. -III. Übersicht der bekanten Hysterocrates-Arten. -IV. Zur Kenntnis der Araneae rufipalpis (Luc). Jahrb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 61: 223-295.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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