''Synotaxus'' is a

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spiders in the family

Synotaxidae Synotaxidae is a family of spiders with thirty-four described species in five genera. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Genera , the World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. Originally placed with the tangle web spiders, it was moved to the family Synotaxidae in 2017.

Description

Spiders in this genus have a long, green abdomen, which extends to varying degrees beyond the spinnerets. The carapace is wide and flat, and they have long, delicate legs with the first being the longest. The legs and body are both covered in long, fine setae. The posterior lateral spinnerets bear enlarged aggregate gland spigots, and the male pedipalp has a stout patellar spur. The palpal femur, patella and tibia bear strong, often greatly enlarged, macrosetae.

Species

it contains eleven species, found in South America,

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, and on

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: * '' Synotaxus bonaldoi'' Santos & Rheims, 2005 –

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* '' Synotaxus brescoviti'' Santos & Rheims, 2005 – Brazil * '' Synotaxus ecuadorensis'' Exline, 1950 – Costa Rica to Ecuador * '' Synotaxus itabaiana'' Santos & Rheims, 2005 – Brazil * '' Synotaxus jaraguari'' Souza, Brescovit & Araujo, 2017 – Brazil * '' Synotaxus leticia'' Exline &

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, 1965 –

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* '' Synotaxus longicaudatus'' ( Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil * '' Synotaxus monoceros'' ( Caporiacco, 1947) –

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, Brazil * '' Synotaxus siolii'' Santos & Rheims, 2005 – Brazil * '' Synotaxus turbinatus'' Simon, 1895 (

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) – Panama to Ecuador * '' Synotaxus waiwai'' Agnarsson, 2003 – Guyana, Brazil,

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Habitat and Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in the understory of wet forests in

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, where they construct their webs between the leaves of trees or bushes, well above the forest floor.

References

Araneomorphae genera Synotaxidae {{Synotaxidae-stub