genus
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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
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, and was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
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Symphytognathidae
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in 1973, and to the
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 ( ...
in 2003.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in Asia, Africa, and Europe:
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Synaphris agaetensis
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.
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Synaphris calerensis
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is.
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Synaphris dalmatensis
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Wunderlich, 1980 –
Croatia
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Romania
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Bulgaria
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Ukraine
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Synaphris letourneuxi
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
Egypt
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Synaphris orientalis
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Marusik &
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, 2003 –
Turkmenistan
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Synaphris saphrynis
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Lopardo, Hormiga & Melic, 2007 –
Spain
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Synaphris schlingeri
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Miller, 2007 –
Madagascar
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Synaphris toliara
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Miller, 2007 – Madagascar
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Synaphris wunderlichi
''Synaphris'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphytognathidae in 1973, and to the Synaphrid ...
'' Marusik & Zonstein, 2011 –
Israel
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See also
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List of Synaphridae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Synaphridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
''Africepheia''
'' Africepheia'' Miller, 2007
* '' A. madagascariensis'' Miller, 2007 ( type) — Madagascar
''Cepheia''
'' Cepheia' ...