World Spider Catalog

Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Metidae Simon, 1894 by Heimer & Nentwig, 1982: 292 and Levi, 1986a: 93 (although not by Wunderlich, 1986: 115); Metidae/Metinae is preoccupied in the Copepoda and emened to Metainae by ICZN, 2013 (Opinion 2326) following the proposal of Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011b; Diphyini is preoccupied in the Hydrozoa and emened to Diphyaini by ICZN, 2021 (Opinion 3774) following the proposal of Marusik, 2018d; see also the notes at the Araneidae, Nephilidae and Phonognathidae; includes taxa placed by Forster & Forster, 1999: 166 in the "Nanometidae" (see Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 802); also Leucauginae Caporiacco, 1955: 318 and Pachygnathidae Menge, 1866: 94 are included; mentioning of "Tetragnathiens" by Simon, 1864: 325, but the French ending -iens was not accepted as taxon at familiar level by Bonnet and Platnick, and this is continued here.

In synonymy:

Erycina Urquhart, 1891 = Nanometa Simon, 1908 (Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 16, together with its replacement name Eryciniola)

Eryciniolia Strand, 1912 = Nanometa Simon, 1908 (Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 16)

Nediphya Marusik & Omelko, 2017 = Nanometa Simon, 1908 (Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 16)

Gen. Nanometa Simon, 1908 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01395

N.B.: considered a senior synonymy of Eryciniolia Strand, 1912b: 346 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01375] (type E. violacea Urquhart, 1891 = Nanometa purpurapunctata (Urquhart, 1889)) and of Nediphya Marusik & Omelko, 2017c: 206 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04413] (type N. lehtineni) by Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 16; Eryciniolia is a replacement namefor Erycina Urquhart, 1891a: 151 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05971], preoccupied in Bivalvia by Lamarck, 1805 and in Lepidoptera by Fabricius, 1807; see also Nanometa sp. by Álvarez-Padilla et al., 2009: 139, f. 10b-f, 12f (mf).

In synonymy:

Nanometa nitidulum (Urquhart, 1889, T from Linyphia) = Nanometa purpurapunctata Urquhart, 1889 (Bryant, 1933b: 20, sub Eryciniola)

Nanometa violacea (Urquhart, 1891) = Nanometa purpurapunctata Urquhart, 1889 (Bryant, 1933b, sub Eryciniolia)

Nanometa cerastes Castanheira, Rossi & Baptista, 2023 | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059268

Nanometa cerastes Castanheira, Rossi & Baptista, 2023: 4, f. 3A-N (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa dimitrovi Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051712

Nanometa sp. Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 802, f. 87-90, 91A,C (mf; here by Á lvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 54)

Nanometa dimitrovi Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 54, f. 30A-H, 31B,D,F,H, 32A-E, 36F,I-J (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa dutrorum Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051713

Nanometa dutrorum Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 61, f. 31A,C,E,G, 33A-E, 36D (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa fea Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | Papua New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051709

Nanometa fea Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 34, f. 15B,D,F,H, 17A-B (Dm) Original description

Nanometa forsteri Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051714

Nanometa forsteri Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 62, f. 34A-D, 35A-E, 36A-C,E,G-H (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa gentilis Simon, 1908 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013934

Nanometa gentilis Simon, 1908d: 421 (Df) Original description

Nanometa gentilis Dalmas, 1917a: 369, f. 36-37 (f)

Nanometa gentilis Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 20, f. 7A-H, 8A-E (Dm, f)

Nanometa hippai (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) | | Papua New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049517

Nediphya hippai Marusik & Omelko, 2017c: 208, f. 7, 14-15, 40-41, 46, 49 (Dm) Original description

Nanometa hippai Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 18 (T from Nediphya)

Nanometa ilanejzykowiczi Castanheira, Rossi & Baptista, 2023 | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059267

Nanometa ilanejzykowiczi Castanheira, Rossi & Baptista, 2023: 2, f. 1A-N, 2A-B (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa lagenifera (Urquhart, 1888) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014008

Linyphia lagenifera Urquhart, 1888: 111, pl. 11, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Tetragnatha herbigrada Urquhart, 1890c: 253 (Dmf)

Orsinome australis Simon, 1899b: 423 (Df)

Orsinome herbigrada Dalmas, 1917a: 369, f. 38 (mf)

Orsinome lagenifera Bryant, 1933b: 21 (S of Orsinome australis, O. herbigrada and Tetragnatha arborea; T. arborea revalidated by Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 93)

Nanometa lagenifera Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 39, f. 20A-I, 22B,D,F,H, 23B,D, 24A-E (mf, T from Orsinome)

Nanometa lehtineni (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) | | Papua New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049516

Nediphya lehtineni Marusik & Omelko, 2017c: 206, f. 1-5, 12-13, 16-31, 34-39, 43, 50-51 (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa lehtineni Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 18 (T from Nediphya)

Nanometa lyleae (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) | | Papua New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049518

Nediphya lyleae Marusik & Omelko, 2017c: 210, f. 6, 44-45, 48 (Df) Original description

Nanometa lyleae Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 18 (T from Nediphya)

Nanometa padillai (Marusik & Omelko, 2017) | | Papua New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049519

Nediphya padillai Marusik & Omelko, 2017c: 213, f. 8, 42 (Df) Original description

Nanometa padillai Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 18 (T from Nediphya)

Nanometa purpurapunctata (Urquhart, 1889) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013637

Linyphia purpura-puncatata Urquhart, 1889a: 134 (Dmf) Original description

Linyphia nitidulum Urquhart, 1889a: 136 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058011]

Erycina violacea Urquhart, 1891a: 152, pl. 21, f. 4, 14, 17 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058012]

Eryciniolia violacea Strand, 1912b: 346 (generic replacement name)

Eryciniola purpura-punctata Bryant, 1933b: 20, pl. 4, f. 33, pl. 5, f. 49 (mf, S of Erycina violacea and Linyphia nitidulum)

Eryciniola purpureopunctata Forster, 1980: 281, f. 19 (f)

Nanometa purpurapunctata Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 51, f. 26A-I, 27A-D, 28A-F, 29A-E (mf, T from Eryciniola)

Nanometa sarasini (Berland, 1924) | | New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014015

Orsinome sarasini Berland, 1924a: 210, f. 108-112 (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa sarasini Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 30, f. 14A-I, 15A,C,E,G, 16A-E (mf, T from Orsinome)

Nanometa tasmaniensis Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051711

Orsinome sarasini Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 805, f. 91B,D, 96A-G, 97A-H, 98A-F, 99A-F (mf; misidentified per Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 41)

Nanometa tasmaniensis Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 41, f. 1A-B, 2A, 21A-I, 22A,C,E,G, 23A,C,E-H, 25A-E (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 | | Australia (Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051710

Nanometa tetracaena Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 35, f. 18A-H, 19A-E (Dmf) Original description

Nanometa trivittata (Keyserling, 1887) | | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013901

Meta trivittata Keyserling, 1887a: 213, pl. 19, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Nanometinae sp. Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 786, f. 71-76 (mf; here by Á lvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 21)

Nanometa trivittata Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020: 21, f. 3A-B, 9A-I, 10A-F, 11A-F, 12A-D, 13A-E (Dm, f, T from Meta)