Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879

Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879: 65, pl. 1, fig. 3 (♁ ♀); Zhu et al., 2003: 183, figs 97A–G, 98A–G (♁ ♀).

Tetragnatha bandapula Barrion-Dupo, Barrion & Heong, in Barrion et al., 2013: 31, fig. 34A–D (♀). syn. nov.

Tetragnatha laochenga Barrion-Dupo, Barrion & Heong, in Barrion et al., 2013: 32, fig. 35A–F (♀). syn. nov.

For a complete list of taxonomic references see World Spider Catalog (2023).

Type material of Tetragnatha bandapula (examined). Holotype ♀ (coll. no. Dan2012-02), CHINA: Hainan Island, Danzhou, 4.IV.2012, leg. A. T. Barrion et al.

Type material of Tetragnatha laochenga (examined). Holotype ♀ (coll. no. H55-2012), CHINA: Hainan Island, Laocheng, 24.IV.2012, leg. A. T. Barrion et al.

Description and diagnosis. See Zhu et al. (2003) for a redescription and diagnosis of both sexes.

Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Taiwan and Hainan), Korea, Japan and Russia.

Comments. The female type specimens of T. bandapula and T. laochenga were examined and both are consistent in morphology with T. squamata . Thus, we consider both T. bandapula syn. nov. and T. laochenga syn. nov. to be junior synonyms of T. squamata .