Synaphridae is a family of
spider
Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...
s with thirteen described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of
Anapidae
Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 233 described extant species in 59 genera. It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micropholcommatinae, and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than ...
, but it has since been raised to family status.
Genera
, the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepts the following genera:
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Africepheia''
Miller, 2007 — Madagascar
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Cepheia''
Simon, 1894 — Southern Europe
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Synaphris''
Simon, 1894 — Croatia, Asia, Madagascar
See also
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List of Synaphridae species
References
Araneomorphae families
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