''Symphytognatha'' is a

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of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1931.

Species

it contains fifteen widely dispersed species: *'' Symphytognatha blesti'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 –

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

) *'' Symphytognatha brasiliana'' Balogh & Loksa, 1968 –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

*'' Symphytognatha cabezota'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 –

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Symphytognatha carstica'' Brescovit, Álvares & Lopes, 2004 – Brazil *'' Symphytognatha chickeringi'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 –

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

*'' Symphytognatha fouldsi'' Harvey, 2001 – Australia (

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

) *'' Symphytognatha gertschi'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 –

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

*'' Symphytognatha globosa'' Hickman, 1931 (

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) – Australia (

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

) *'' Symphytognatha goodnightorum'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 –

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

*'' Symphytognatha imbulunga'' Griswold, 1987 –

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

*'' Symphytognatha milleri'' Lin, 2019 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*'' Symphytognatha orghidani'' Georgescu, 1988 –

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*'' Symphytognatha picta'' Harvey, 1992 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Symphytognatha tacaca'' Brescovit, Álvares & Lopes, 2004 – Brazil *'' Symphytognatha ulur'' Platnick, 1979 – New Guinea

References

Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Symphytognathidae {{Araneomorphae-stub

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