Tetragnatha torrensis explained

Tetragnatha torrensis is a species of long-jawed orb weaving spiders of the family Tetragnathidae.^[1] It is endemic on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde.^[2] The species name torrensis refers to the place where it was found: Ribeira da Torre.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Spider Catalog. Tetragnatha torrensis. Natural History Museum of Bern. 2018.
2. García, Macías & Oromí, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. [''Preliminary lists of forest species of Cape Verde''] Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 63
3. Schmidt, Geisthardt & Piepho. Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln (Arachnida: Araneida). Mitteilungen des internationalen entomologischen Vereins. 19. 3/4. 1994. 87–88. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018221458/http://www.entomology-iev.de/pdf/1994-19(3-4)%20Schmidt%20et%20al%20Araneida%20Kapverden.pdf. 18 October 2012. dead.