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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaAraneae

Family Tetragnathidae
Menge, 1866 · Long-Jawed Orbweavers

Species in this portal
7
Ecological class
6 trogloxenes and 1 troglophile
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
12 states and provinces
Counties
58

Genera

  • Azilia 1 in portal
  • Azilla
  • Leucauge 1 in portal
  • Meta 1 in portal
  • Tetragnatha 4 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 Longjawed Orb Weavers Trogloxene AL, FL
Leucauge venusta (Walckenaer, 1841) Orchard Orbweaver Trogloxene GNR AL, IL, KY
Meta ovalis (Gertsch, 1933) Cave Orb Weaver Troglophile G5 AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, OK, TN, VA
Tetragnatha elongata Walckenaer, 1841 Elongate Stilt Spider Trogloxene G5
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850 Long-Jawed Orb Weaver Trogloxene G5 IN
Tetragnatha shoshone Levi, 1981 Amerikanische Streckerspinne Trogloxene GNR IL
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer, 1841 Versicolor Long-Jawed Orbweaver Trogloxene G5 AL, KY

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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