This page lists all described

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of the spider family Physoglenidae accepted by the

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''Calcarsynotaxus''

'' Calcarsynotaxus'' Wunderlich, 1995 * '' C. benrobertsi'' Rix, Roberts & Harvey, 2009 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' C. longipes'' Wunderlich, 1995 ( type) — Australia (Queensland)

''Chileotaxus''

Chileotaxus ''Chileotaxus'' is a monotypic genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae, containing the single species ''Chileotaxus sans''. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1990, and is found in Chile. Originally placed wit ...

'' Platnick, 1990 * '' C. sans'' Platnick, 1990 ( type) — Chile

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''Mangua''

'' Mangua'' Forster, 1990 * '' M. caswell'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. convoluta'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. flora'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. forsteri'' (Brignoli, 1983) — New Zealand (Auckland Is., Campbell Is.) * '' M. gunni'' Forster, 1990 ( type) — New Zealand * '' M. hughsoni'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. kapiti'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. makarora'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. medialis'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. oparara'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. otira'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. paringa'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. sana'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. secunda'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand

''Meringa''

Meringa ''Meringa'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017. Species it contai ...

'' Forster, 1990 * '' M. australis'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. borealis'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. centralis'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. conway'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. hinaka'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. leith'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. nelson'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' M. otago'' Forster, 1990 ( type) — New Zealand * '' M. tetragyna'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand

''Microsynotaxus''

'' Microsynotaxus'' Wunderlich, 2008 * '' M. calliope'' Wunderlich, 2008 — Australia (Queensland) * '' M. insolens'' Wunderlich, 2008 ( type) — Australia (Queensland)

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''Nomaua''

Nomaua ''Nomaua'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Linyphiidae, it was moved to the Synotaxidae in 1990, and is now considered ...

'' Forster, 1990 * '' N. arborea'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' N. cauda'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' N. crinifrons'' (Urquhart, 1891) ( type) — New Zealand * '' N. nelson'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' N. perdita'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' N. rakiura'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand (Stewart Is.) * '' N. repanga'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand * '' N. rimutaka'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand * '' N. taranga'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand * '' N. urquharti'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand * '' N. waikanae'' (Forster, 1990) — New Zealand * '' N. waikaremoana'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand

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''Pahora''

Pahora ''Pahora'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Originally placed with the Synotaxidae, it was moved to the Physoglenidae in 2017. Species it contain ...

'' Forster, 1990 * '' P. cantuaria'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. graminicola'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. kaituna'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. media'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. montana'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. murihiku'' Forster, 1990 ( type) — New Zealand * '' P. rakiura'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. taranaki'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. wiltoni'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand

''Pahoroides''

Pahoroides ''Pahoroides'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Species it contains eight species, found on the Polynesian Islands: *'' Pahoroides aucklandica'' ...

'' Forster, 1990 * '' P. aucklandica'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. balli'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. confusa'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. courti'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' P. forsteri'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. gallina'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. kohukohu'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2011 — New Zealand * '' P. whangarei'' Forster, 1990 ( type) — New Zealand

''Paratupua''

Paratupua ''Paratupua'' is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae found in Victoria, Australia. It contains the single species, ''Paratupua grayi''. Though it's sometimes misspelled ''Paratupa'', the correct spelling is "Paratu ...

'' Platnick, 1990 * '' P. grayi'' Platnick, 1990 ( type) — Australia (Victoria)

''Physoglenes''

Physoglenes ''Physoglenes'' is a genus of Chilean araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1904. It has been listed under several different families, including Leptonetidae, Pholcidae, Synotaxidae, a ...

'' Simon, 1904 * '' P. chepu'' Platnick, 1990 — Chile * '' P. lagos'' Platnick, 1990 — Chile * '' P. puyehue'' Platnick, 1990 — Chile * '' P. vivesi'' Simon, 1904 ( type) — Chile

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''Runga''

Runga ''Runga'' is a genus of Polynesian araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster in 1990. Species it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands: *'' Runga akaroa'' Forster, 1990 � ...

'' Forster, 1990 * '' R. akaroa'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' R. flora'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' R. moana'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand * '' R. nina'' Forster, 1990 ( type) — New Zealand * '' R. raroa'' Forster, 1990 — New Zealand

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''Tupua''

'' Tupua'' Platnick, 1990 * '' T. bisetosa'' Platnick, 1990 ( type) — Australia (Tasmania) * '' T. cavernicola'' Platnick, 1990 — Australia (Tasmania) * '' T. raveni'' Platnick, 1990 — Australia (Tasmania) * '' T. troglodytes'' Platnick, 1990 — Australia (Tasmania)

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''Zeatupua''

Zeatupua ''Zeatupua'' is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Physoglenidae containing the single species, ''Zeatupua forsteri''. It was first described by Fitzgerald & Sirvid in 2009, and is found in New Zealand. Originally placed with t ...

'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 * '' Z. forsteri'' Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 ( type) — New Zealand

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Physoglenidae

Physoglenidae Physoglenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Alexander Petrunkevitch in 1928 as a subfamily of Pholcidae. It was later moved to Synotaxidae until a study in 2016 showed that they formed a distinct clade. Genera , the Wor ...