''Symphanodes'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
Australia
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n
ground spiders containing the single species, ''Symphanodes dianiphus''. It was first described by
William Joseph Rainbow
William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919) was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders.
Life
Rainbow was born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England. His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines, ...
in 1916,
and has only been found in
Australia
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.
References
Gnaphosidae
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Australia
Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow
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