''Phonognatha'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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orb-weaver spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
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in 1895.
It was originally placed with the
long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to ''
Araneidae
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'' in 2008.
The leaf curling spider (''
Phonognatha graeffei'') is a
common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands of the northeastern, eastern, and southern states.
''Phonognatha vicitra'' was formerly placed in the genus, but it has been shown to be a misidentification of ''
Acusilas coccineus''.
Species
it contains four species:
*''
Phonognatha graeffei''
(Keyserling, 1865) (
type
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) – Australia
*''
Phonognatha melania''
( L. Koch, 1871) – Australia
*''
Phonognatha neocaledonica''
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, 1924 – New Caledonia
*''
Phonognatha tanyodon''
Kallal & Hormiga, 2018 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
References
External links
closeup pictures showing webs as wellTaxonomy and species list
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Oceania
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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