| Dolichognatha spinosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Dolichognatha |
| Species: | D. spinosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichognatha spinosa (Petrunkevitch, 1939) | |
Dolichognatha spinosa, the longjawed orb weavers, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Panama. [1] [2] [3]
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forest. "Orb" can in English mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.
Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wide-set radii and spirals with no signal line or retreat. Some species are often found in long vegetation near water.
Nephila is a genus of araneomorph spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. Nephila consists of numerous species found in warmer regions around the world. They are commonly called golden silk orb-weavers, golden orb-weavers, giant wood spiders, or banana spiders.
Leucauge (loo-kah-gee) is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with more than 170 species and fully pantropical distribution.
Dolichognatha is a genus of tropical and subtropical long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1869. Originally placed with the Archaeidae, it was transferred to the Araneidae in 1967, and to the Tetragnathidae in 1981.
Dolichognatha minuscula is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Guyana.
Dolichognatha pentagona, the longjawed orb weavers, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in the United States to Venezuela.
Dolichognatha pinheiral is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Brazil.
Dolichognatha proserpina is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Brazil.
Dolichognatha quadrituberculata is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Peru.
Dolichognatha raveni is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).
Dolichognatha richardi is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Samoa.
Dolichognatha tigrina is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in the Caribbean and northern South America.
Dolichognatha umbrophila is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Taiwan and Japan.
Dolichognatha junlitjri is a species of orb-weaver spiders found in the Philippines. The species was discovered in Molawin Creek at Mount Makiling, and was described, illustrated and named by Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo and Alberto T. Barrion who published their discovery in 2014. They considered that the genus Prolochus, treated a synonym of Dolichognatha by sources such as the World Spider Catalog as of January 2021, should be revived. It would include Dolichognatha longiceps as Prolochus longiceps, and Prolochus junlitjri. However, a molecular phylogenetic study in 2018 did not support this, and placed the species in Dolichognatha, the placement accepted by the World Spider Catalog.
Dolichognatha quinquemucronata is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Schenkeliella is a monotypic genus of Sri Lankan long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Schenkeliella spinosa. The species was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871 under the name Oeta spinosa, but it was renamed to "Schenkeliella" by Embrik Strand in 1934 because the name was already in use for a genus of ermine moths. Originally placed with the Nesticidae, it transferred to the Tetragnathidae in 1980.
Atelidea spinosa is a species of spider in the long-jawed orb weaver family Tetragnathidae, found in Sri Lanka.
Mollemeta is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers endemic to Chile. It contains the single species, Mollemeta edwardsi, first described as Landana edwardsi, based on a female found in 1904. The name is a reference to "Molle", the Mapudungun word for "tree", because it builds its vertical orb webs on tree trunks. It is in a clade with Allende, Chrysometa, Dolichognatha, Meta, and Metellina due to several autapomorphies, including the unique shapes of the cymbium, conductor, and embolus.
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