longjawed orb weavers

Tetragnatha nitens

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Tetragnathidae

Tetragnatha nitens is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in Asia, has been introduced into the Americas, Madeira, Canary Islands, Europe, Egypt, Madagascar, Pacific islands, and New Zealand. Distribution Tetragnatha nitens has a cosmotropical distribution across tropical and subtropical Asia and has been introduced to the Americas, Macaronesia, the Mediterranean, Saint Helena, South Africa, Madagascar, Pacific Islands, and New Zealand.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 5Italy · 4Spain · 3

Sources and credits

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