''Cyrtognatha'' is a

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of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czec ...

in 1881. It is a senior synonym of ''Agriognatha''. Species of this genus are found in The Americas.

Species

it contains twenty-one species, found in the Caribbean, South America,

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

, and

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

: *'' Cyrtognatha atopica'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

*'' Cyrtognatha bella'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) –

*'' Cyrtognatha bryantae'' ( Chickering, 1956) –

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

*'' Cyrtognatha catia'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

*'' Cyrtognatha eberhardi'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' Cyrtognatha espanola'' (Bryant, 1945) –

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of C ...

*'' Cyrtognatha insolita'' (Chickering, 1956) – Costa Rica,

*'' Cyrtognatha lepida'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – Panama *'' Cyrtognatha leviorum'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 – Panama *'' Cyrtognatha morona'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Cyrtognatha nigrovittata'' Keyserling, 1881 (

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Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

*'' Cyrtognatha orphana'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 – Brazil *'' Cyrtognatha pachygnathoides'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) – Costa Rica, Panama *'' Cyrtognatha paradoxa'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

*'' Cyrtognatha pathetica'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 –

*'' Cyrtognatha petila'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 – Mexico *'' Cyrtognatha quichua'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 – Ecuador *'' Cyrtognatha rucilla'' (Bryant, 1945) – Hispaniola *'' Cyrtognatha serrata'' Simon, 1898 –

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

, St. Vincent *'' Cyrtognatha simoni'' (Bryant, 1940) –

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*'' Cyrtognatha waorani'' Dimitrov & Hormiga, 2009 – Ecuador In synonymy: *''C. argyra'' (Bryant, 1945) = ''Cyrtognatha rucilla'' (Bryant, 1945)

References

Tetragnathidae genera Spiders of Central America Spiders of Mexico Spiders of South America Spiders of the Caribbean Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling Tetragnathidae {{Tetragnathidae-stub

Species

See also

References