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page 1Monotypic Tetragnathidae genera
Parameta
Parameta is a genus of African long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. , it is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Parameta jugularis.
Pickardinella
Pickardinella is a monotypic genus of Mexican long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Pickardinella setigera. The species was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge under the name Leucauge setigera, and was moved to its own genus in 1951. Physically, they resemble members of Opadometa and Leucauge. Males are very small, only growing up to about long. A female has never been found.
Nanningia
Nanningia is a monotypic genus of Chinese long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Nanningia zhangi. It was first described by M. S. Zhu, J. P. Kim & D. X. Song in 1997, and has only been found in China.
Dianleucauge
Dianleucauge is a monotypic genus of Chinese long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Dianleucauge deelemanae. It was first described by D. X. Song & M. S. Zhu in 1994, and is found in China.
Antillognatha
Antillognatha is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers containing the single species, Antillognatha lucida. It was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1945, and is found on Hispaniola.
Mollemeta
Mollemeta is a monotypic genus of long-jawed orb-weavers endemic to Chile. It contains the single species, Mollemeta edwardsi, first described as Landana edwardsi, based on a female found in 1904. The name is a reference to "Molle", the Mapudungun word for "tree", because it builds its vertical orb webs on tree trunks. It is in a clade with Allende, Chrysometa, Dolichognatha, Meta, and Metellina due to several autapomorphies, including the unique shapes of the cymbium, conductor, and embolus.