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Tetragnathidae
Taxonomy
Tetragnathinae was named by Menge (1866). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Tetragnathidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017), Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Argiopidae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017), Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was reranked as the family Tetragnathidae by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017), Magalhaes et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Argiopidae by Petrunkevitch (1922); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013), Wheeler et al. (2017), Magalhaes et al. (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1866 | Tetragnathinae Menge |
| 1922 | Tetragnathinae Petrunkevitch p. 254 |
| 2013 | Tetragnathidae Dunlop et al. p. 158 |
| 2017 | Tetragnathidae Wheeler et al. |
| 2020 | Tetragnathidae Magalhaes et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Tetragnathidae Menge 1866
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G. †Araneometa Wunderlich 1988
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†Araneometa excelsa Wunderlich 1988
†Araneometa herrlingi Wunderlich 1988
†Araneometa procera Wunderlich 2022
†Araneometa spirembolus Wunderlich 1988
G. †Azilia Keyserling 1882
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†Azilia hispaniolensis Wunderlich 1988
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Invalid names: Azilia muellenmeisteri Wunderlich 1988 [synonym]
G. †Eometa Petrunkevitch 1958
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†Eometa calefacta Wunderlich 2004
†Eometa longipes Petrunkevitch 1958
†Eometa occulta Wunderlich 2004
†Eometa perfecta Wunderlich 2004
†Eometa samlandica Petrunkevitch 1958
G. Leucauge White 1841
Subfm. Leucauginae
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G. †Corneometa Wunderlich 2004
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†Corneometa baltica Wunderlich 2004
†Corneometa pilosipes Wunderlich 2004
G. Meta Koch 1836
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Subg. †Meta (Praetermeta) Wunderlich 2004
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†Meta (Praetermeta) maculosa Wunderlich 2008
†Meta (Praetermeta) velans Wunderlich 2004
G. †Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch 1922
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†Palaeopachygnatha cockerelli Petrunkevitch 1922
†Palaeopachygnatha scudderi Petrunkevitch 1922
G. †Priscometa Petrunkevitch 1958
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†Priscometa capta Wunderlich 2004
†Priscometa minor Wunderlich 2004
†Priscometa tenuipes Petrunkevitch 1958
G. Tetragnatha Latreille 1804 [stretch spider]
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†Tetragnatha parva Hong 1985
†Tetragnatha pristina Schawaller 1982
†Tetragnatha tertiaria Scudder 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available