Family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866

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1	Opisthosoma and legs very long and thin; chelicerae long, divergent, with many teeth Tetragnatha	Habitus (Roberts 1995) Habitus (Bellmann 1997)
-	Opisthosoma not prolonged; legs and chelicerae sometimes prolonged   2
2 (1)	Legs without spines (patella sometimes with one spine); chelicerae robust, sometimes prolonged; habitus as fig. Pachygnatha	Habitus (Roberts 1985a)
-	Legs with many spines; Paracymbium bipartite; epigyne simple   3
3 (2)	Dorsal part of the paracymbium very broad, distally with lobes; epigyne with a very broad groove, lateral parts with sharp ends Meta	Pedipalp (Heimer & Nentwig 1991)  Epigyne (Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
-	Both parts of the paracymbium distinctly longer than wide, distally tapering; epigyne with a broad median part; lateral parts) with round ends Metellina	Pedipalp (Heimer & Nentwig 1991)  Epigyne (Heimer & Nentwig 1991) Habitus (Roberts 1985a)

Further genera

• 1. Dolichognatha
• 2. Glenognatha
• 3. Zygiometella