World Spider Catalog

Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Metidae Simon, 1894a: 726 (sub Meteae) 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; Eskov & Marusik, 2024: 52 list five subfamilies as valid: Diphyainae Simon, 1894a: 742 (sub Diphyeae), Leucauginae Caporiacco, 1955: 318, Metainae, Nanometinae Forster & Forster, 1999: 166 and Tetragnathinae.

Gen. Metleucauge Levi, 1980 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01391

type Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980; gender feminine

In synonymy:

Metleucauge sinensis (Schenkel, 1953 T from Meta) = Metleucauge yunohamensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003: 274)

Metleucauge vena (Dönitz & Strand, 1906) = Metleucauge kompirensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (Yaginuma, 1955c: 16, sub Meta)

Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992 | | Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013924

Metleucauge kompirensis Chikuni, 1989b: 88, f. 82 (mf; misidentified per Tanikawa, 1992c: 169)

Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 1992c: 169, f. 16-23 (Dmf) Original description

Metleucauge chikuni Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 216, f. 123J, N-O (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Kim, Kim & Lee, 1999: 55, f. 10, 35, 57 (mf; misidentified per Yoo et al., 2015: 40)

Metleucauge chikunii Namkung, 2002: 230, f. 18.17a-d (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Kim & Cho, 2002: 317, f. 865-870 (m)

Metleucauge chikunii Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003: 267, f. 148A-I (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Namkung, 2003: 232, f. 18.17a-d (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 2007c: 98, f. 328-330, 782-784 (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Tanikawa, 2009: 408, f. 19-21 (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Yin et al., 2012: 443, f. 199a-t (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Kim & Lee, 2013: 47, f. 29A-D (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Serita, 2019a: 97, f. 1b-d (f)

Metleucauge chikunii Serita, 2022: 115, f. 1f (f)

Metleucauge chikunii Serita, 2024c: 89, f. 1c (f)

Metleucauge chikunii Suzuki et al., 2025: 52, f. 10G-I (mf)

Metleucauge chikunii Hidaka, Hino & Megumi, 2026: 64, f. 13-14 (f)

Metleucauge davidi (Schenkel, 1963) | | China, Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013925

Meta davidi Schenkel, 1963: 130, f. 77 (Df) Original description

Metleucauge davidi Tanikawa & Chang, 1997: 121, f. 1-6 (Tf from Meta, after Chen & Zhang, 1991: 103, Dm)

Metleucauge davidi Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 217, f. 123K, P-Q (mf)

Metleucauge davidi Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003: 269, f. 149A-H, 150A-F (mf)

Metleucauge dentipalpis (Kroneberg, 1875) | | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russia (South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013926

Meta dentipalpis Kroneberg, 1875: 6, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dmf) Original description

Meta dentipalpis Bakhvalov, 1974: 101, f. 1-5 (mf)

Metleucauge dentipalpis Marusik, 1989b: 45 (Tmf from Meta)

Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013927 TYPE SPECIES

Metleucauge eldorado Levi, 1980a: 46, f. 136-150 (Dmf) Original description

Metleucauge eldorado Roth, 1985: B6-4, f. 26-27, 70 (mf)

Metleucauge eldorado Coddington, 1990: 16, f. 51 (m)

Metleucauge eldorado Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 782, f. 77A-G, 78A-H, 79A-D, 80A-F, 81A-D (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) | | Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013928

Meta kompirensis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 181, pl. 11, f. 242 (Df) Original description

Meta vena Dönitz & Strand in Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 382, pl. 3, f. 6 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055896]

Meta kompirensis Yaginuma, 1955c: 16 (S of Meta vena)

Meta kompirensis Yaginuma, 1958a: 25, f. 16-18 (f, Dm)

Meta kompirensis Yaginuma, 1960: 69, f. 65 (mf)

Meta kompirensis Lee, 1966: 53, f. 18a-c (mf)

Meta kompirensis Yaginuma, 1971: 69, f. 65 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Levi, 1980a: 46, f. 151 (Tf from Meta)

Meta kompirensis Hu, 1984: 118, f. 117.1-3 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Yaginuma, 1986a: 124, f. 66.2 (mf)

Meta kompirensis Chen & Gao, 1990: 64, f. 78 (f)

Metleucauge kompirensis Chen & Zhang, 1991: 103, f. 96.1-5 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Tanikawa, 1992c: 171, f. 24-30 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 217, f. 124A. C-D (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003: 272, f. 151A-H, 152A-H (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Tanikawa, 2007c: 99, f. 331, 785-787 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Tanikawa, 2009: 408, f. 22-24 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Marusik & Kovblyuk, 2011: 235, f. 34.4-5, 13, 15-18 (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 165, f. 111A-H, 112A-H (mf)

Metleucauge kompirensis Yin et al., 2012: 444, f. 200a-g (mf)

Metleucauge minuta Yin, 2012 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046194

Metleucauge minuta Yin in Yin et al., 2012: 446, f. 201a-c (Df) Original description

Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 1992 | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013929

Meta segmentata Yaginuma, 1986a: 124, f. 66.5 (f, misidentified)

Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 1992c: 166, f. 8-15 (Dmf) Original description

Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 2007c: 100, f. 332, 788-790 (mf)

Metleucauge yaginumai Tanikawa, 2009: 408, f. 25-27 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) | | Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013930

Meta yunohamensis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 180, pl. 11, f. 225-229 (Df) Original description

Meta yunohamensis Saitō, 1933b: 48, pl. 3, f. 12

Meta yunohamensis Saito, 1939: 9, f. 2 (3) (Dm)

Meta yunohamensis Nakatsudi, 1942a: 308, f. 27 (f)

Meta sinensis Schenkel, 1953b: 30, f. 15 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:013898]

Meta yunohamensis Yaginuma, 1958a: 28, f. 13-15 (mf)

Meta yunohamensis Saito, 1959: 100, f. 118a-f (f)

Meta yunohamensis Yaginuma, 1960: 69, f. 65 (mf)

Meta yunohamensis Lee, 1966: 53, f. 17k-m (mf)

Meta yunohamensis Yaginuma, 1971: 69, f. 65 (mf)

Meta yunohamensis Hikichi, 1977: 154, f. 41 (f)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Levi, 1980a: 46 (Tmf from Meta)

Meta yunohamensis Hu, 1984: 118, f. 118.1-3 (mf)

Meta yunohamensis Zhu & Shi, 1985: 85, f. 73a-c (f)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Yaginuma, 1986a: 125, f. 66.1 (mf)

Meta segmentata Hu & Wu, 1989: 103, f. 79.1-2 (f, misidentified)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Chikuni, 1989b: 88, f. 81 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Tanikawa, 1992c: 164, f. 1-7 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Kim, Kim & Lee, 1999: 56, f. 11, 36, 58 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 217, f. 124B, E-F (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 165, f. 96A-C (f)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Namkung, 2002: 231, f. 18.18a-b (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003: 274, f. 153A-H, pl. IXA-D (mf, S of Meta sinensis)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Namkung, 2003: 233, f. 18.18a-b (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Tanikawa, 2007c: 100, f. 333-334, 791-793 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Tanikawa, 2009: 408, f. 28-30 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 167, f. 113A-H (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Yin et al., 2012: 447, f. 202a-d (f)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Kim & Lee, 2013: 48, f. 30A-D, pl. 15 (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Baba & Tanikawa, 2015: 35, 5 f. (mf)

Metleucauge yunohamensis Zhang, Peng & Zhang, 2022: 87, f. 58A-G (mf)