''Synaphris'' is a

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araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...

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 ''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 Synaphr ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *''

Synaphris calerensis ''Synaphris'' is a genus of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders in the family Synaphridae, and was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the Theridiidae, tangle web spiders, it was moved to the Symphy ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *''

Synaphris dalmatensis ''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 Synaphr ...

'' Wunderlich, 1980 –

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Synaphris franzi ''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 Synaphr ...

'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is. *''

Synaphris lehtineni ''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 Synaphr ...

'' Marusik, Gnelitsa & Kovblyuk, 2005 –

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Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

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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 Synaphr ...

'' (Simon, 1884) (

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Synaphris orientalis ''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 Synaphr ...

'' Marusik &

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, 2003 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

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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 Synaphr ...

'' 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 Synaphr ...

'' Miller, 2007 –

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Synaphris toliara ''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 Synaphr ...

'' 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 Synaphr ...

'' Marusik & Zonstein, 2011 –

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See also

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