Long-jawed orb weaver
Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders are 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.
Systematics
, this family includes 45 genera and 990 species:Allende Álvarez-Padilla, 2007 – Argentina, ChileAntillognatha Bryant, 1945 – HispaniolaAtelidea Simon, 1895 – India, Sri LankaAzilia Eugen [von Keyserling|Keyserling], 1881 – Central America to PeruChrysometa Simon, 1894 – North America, South AmericaCyrtognatha Keyserling, 1881 – North America, South AmericaDianleucauge Song & Zhu, 1994 – ChinaDiphya Nicolet, 1849 – Madagascar, South Africa, Eastern Asia, Russia, South AmericaDolichognatha O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 – Africa, Asia, Cuba, North to South America, OceniaDoryonychus Simon, 1900 – HawaiiDyschiriognatha Simon, 1893 – Brazil, Malaysia, OceaniaGlenognatha Simon, 1887 – Africa, Asia, North America, South America, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands. Introduced to Seychelles, St. Helena, Brazil, Ecuador, GalapagosHarlanethis Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 – AustraliaHispanognatha Bryant, 1945 – HispaniolaHomalometa Simon, 1898 – Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Brazil, Lesser AntillesIamarra Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 – AustraliaLeucauge White, 1841 – Africa, Asia, Oceania, AmericasLeucognatha Wunderlich, 1992 – Kenya, Tanzania, AzoresMesida Kulczyński, 1911 – Asia, OceaniaMeta C. L. Koch, 1835 – North Africa, Tanzania, South Africa, Asia, Australia, Madeira, Russia, Cuba, North America Metabus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Dominican Republic, Guatemala, MexicoMetellina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 –Africa, Europe, Asia. Introduced to CanadaMetleucauge Levi, 1980 – Asia, Russia, United StatesMitoscelis Thorell, 1890 – IndonesiaMollemeta Álvarez-Padilla, 2007 – ChileNanningia Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997 – ChinaNanometa Simon, 1908 – Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, New ZealandNeoprolochus Reimoser, 1927 – IndonesiaOkileucauge Tanikawa, 2001 – China, JapanOrsinome Thorell, 1890 – Asia, New GuineaPachygnatha Sundevall, 1823 – Africa, Asia, Europe, Cuba, North AmericaParameta Simon, 1895 – Sierra LeoneParazilia Lessert, 1938 – DR CongoPholcipes Schmidt & Krause, 1993 – ComorosPickardinella Archer, 1951 – MexicoPinkfloydia Hormiga & Dimitrov, 2011 – AustraliaSchenkeliella Strand, 1934 – Sri LankaTaraire Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 – New ZealandTawhai Álvarez-Padilla, Kallal & Hormiga, 2020 – New ZealandTetragnatha Latreille, 1804 – WorldwideTimonoe Thorell, 1898 – MyanmarTylorida Simon, 1894 – West Africa, Asia to AustraliaWolongia Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997 – China, IndiaZhinu Kallal & Hormiga, 2018 – Japan, Korea, TaiwanZygiometella Wunderlich, 1995 – Israel, CyprusFossil genera
Several extinct, fossil genera have been described:- †Anameta Wunderlich, 2004
- †Balticgnatha Wunderlich, 2004
- †Corneometa Wunderlich, 2004
- †Eometa Petrunkevitch, 1958
- †Huergnina Selden & Penney, 2003
- †Macryphantes Selden, 1990
- †Palaeometa Petrunkevitch, 1922
- †Palaeopachygnatha Petrunkevitch, 1922
- †Priscometa Petrunkevitch, 1958
- †Samlandicmeta Wunderlich, 2012