''Dolichognatha'' is a genus of tropical and

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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 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 forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...

in 1967, and to the

Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) 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-se ...

in 1981.

Species

it contains thirty-two widely distributed species: *''

Dolichognatha aethiopica ''Dolichognatha aethiopica'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bod ...

'' Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa *''

Dolichognatha albida ''Dolichognatha albida'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Sri Lanka and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located ...

'' ( Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka, Thailand *''

Dolichognatha baforti ''Dolichognatha baforti'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, ...

'' (Legendre, 1967) – Congo *''

Dolichognatha bannaensis ''Dolichognatha'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical Tetragnathidae, 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, an ...

'' Wang, Zhang & Peng, 2020 — China *''

Dolichognatha comorensis ''Dolichognatha comorensis'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent coun ...

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& Krause, 1993) –

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Dolichognatha cygnea ''Dolichognatha cygnea'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the nort ...

'' (Simon, 1893) – Venezuela *''

Dolichognatha deelemanae ''Dolichognatha deelemanae'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast ...

'' Smith, 2008 – Borneo *''

Dolichognatha ducke ''Dolichognatha ducke'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Amer ...

'' Lise, 1993 – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha erwini ''Dolichognatha erwini'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Ame ...

'' Brescovit & Cunha, 2001 – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha incanescens ''Dolichognatha incanescens'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, New Guinea and Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Qu ...

'' (Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Borneo), New Guinea, Australia ( Queensland) *''

Dolichognatha junlitjri ''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 w ...

'' (Barrion-Dupo & Barrion, 2014) – Philippines *''

Dolichognatha kampa ''Dolichognatha kampa'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Amer ...

'' Brescovit & Cunha, 2001 – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha kratochvili ''Dolichognatha kratochvili'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodi ...

'' (Lessert, 1938) – Congo *'' Dolichognatha lodiculafaciens'' (Hingston, 1932) – Guyana *'' Dolichognatha lonarensis'' Bodkhe & Manthen, 2015 – India *''

Dolichognatha longiceps ''Dolichognatha longiceps'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae, found in India, Myanmar and Thailand. In 2014, it was suggested that the species be transferred back to the genus ''Prolochus'', where it was placed by Tamerlan Thor ...

'' ( Thorell, 1895) – India, Myanmar, Thailand *'' Dolichognatha mandibularis'' (Thorell, 1894) – Indonesia (

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Dolichognatha mapia ''Dolichognatha mapia'' is a species of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae, found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Ame ...

'' Brescovit & Cunha, 2001 – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha maturaca ''Dolichognatha maturaca'' is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodie ...

'' Lise, 1993 – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha minuscula ''Dolichognatha minuscula'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South A ...

'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Guyana *''

Dolichognatha nietneri ''Dolichognatha nietneri'', is a species of spider of the genus ''Dolichognatha''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The name is after the collector John Nietner. See also * List of Tetragnathidae species This page lists all described genera and sp ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 (

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) – Sri Lanka *'' Dolichognatha pentagona'' ( Hentz, 1850) – USA to Venezuela *''

Dolichognatha petiti ''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 Tetr ...

'' (Simon, 1884) – Congo, Equatorial Guinea ( Bioko) *'' Dolichognatha pinheiral'' Brescovit & Cunha, 2001 – Brazil *'' Dolichognatha proserpina'' (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil *''

Dolichognatha quadrituberculata ''Dolichognatha quadrituberculata'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1 ...

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, 1883) – Peru *''

Dolichognatha quinquemucronata ''Dolichognatha quinquemucronata'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இல� ...

'' (Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka *''

Dolichognatha raveni ''Dolichognatha raveni'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They ...

'' Smith, 2008 – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland) *''

Dolichognatha richardi ''Dolichognatha richardi'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They ...

'' ( Marples, 1955) – Samoa *''

Dolichognatha spinosa ''Dolichognatha spinosa'', the longjawed orb weavers, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, Repúb ...

'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1939) – Panama *''

Dolichognatha tigrina ''Dolichognatha tigrina'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in the Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the ...

'' Simon, 1893 – Caribbean, northern South America *''

Dolichognatha umbrophila ''Dolichognatha umbrophila'' is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. T ...

'' Tanikawa, 1991 – Taiwan, Japan (Okinawa Is.) In synonymy: *''D. tuberculata'' (Keyserling, 1893) = ''Dolichognatha pentagona'' (Hentz, 1850)

References

External links

* Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Taxa named by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge Tetragnathidae {{Tetragnathidae-stub