''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 ...

of araneomorph 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 Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".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 ''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. *'' 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 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 ...

'' (Simon, 1884) ( type) –

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*'' Synaphris orientalis'' Marusik &

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, 2003 –

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, Iran? *''

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 –

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, Savage Is.? *''

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 –

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*'' Synaphris toliara'' Miller, 2007 – Madagascar *''

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 –

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

Species

See also

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