''Synaphris'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...

spiders in the family

Synaphridae Synaphridae is a family of spiders with thirteen described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of Anapidae, but it has since been raised to family status. Genera , the World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog ( ...

, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the

Symphytognathidae Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 90 described species in eight genera. They occur in the tropics of Central and South America and the Australian region (with Oceania). Exceptions include '' Anapistula benoiti'', '' Anapistula caecula' ...

in 1973, and to the

in 2003.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in Asia, Africa, and Europe: *'' Synaphris agaetensis'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *'' Synaphris calerensis'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *'' Synaphris dalmatensis'' Wunderlich, 1980 –

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*'' Synaphris franzi'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *'' Synaphris lehtineni'' Marusik, Gnelitsa & Kovblyuk, 2005 –

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Synaphris letourneuxi ''Synaphris'' is a genus of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the Theridiidae, tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphy ...

'' (Simon, 1884) ( type) –

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

*'' Synaphris orientalis'' Marusik &

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, 2003 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

, Iran? *'' Synaphris saphrynis'' Lopardo, Hormiga & Melic, 2007 –

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, Savage Is.? *'' Synaphris schlingeri'' Miller, 2007 –

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*'' Synaphris toliara'' Miller, 2007 – Madagascar *'' Synaphris wunderlichi'' Marusik & Zonstein, 2011 –

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Synaphridae {{Synaphridae-stub

Species

See also

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