Tetragnatha nitens

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.^[2][3][1][4]

Tetragnatha nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Tetragnathidae
Genus:	Tetragnatha
Species:	T. nitens
Binomial name
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
Eugnatha nitens Audouin, 1826

Taxonomy

It was first described as Eugnatha nitens in 1826 by Jean Victor Audouin,^[1][5] and was transferred to the genus, Tetragnatha, in 1841 by Charles Athanase Walckenaer.^[1][6] The specific epithet, nitens, describes the spider as "shining" (brillante).^[5]