Symphytognatha Explained

Symphytognatha is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by V. V. Hickman in 1931.^[1]

Species

it contains fifteen widely dispersed species:^[2]

• Symphytognatha blesti Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Symphytognatha brasiliana Balogh & Loksa, 1968 – Brazil
• Symphytognatha cabezota Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador
• Symphytognatha carstica Brescovit, Álvares & Lopes, 2004 – Brazil
• Symphytognatha chickeringi Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Jamaica
• Symphytognatha fouldsi Harvey, 2001 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Symphytognatha gertschi Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Mexico
• Symphytognatha globosa Hickman, 1931 (type) – Australia (Tasmania)
• Symphytognatha goodnightorum Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Belize
• Symphytognatha imbulunga Griswold, 1987 – South Africa
• Symphytognatha milleri Lin, 2019 – China
• Symphytognatha orghidani Georgescu, 1988 – Cuba
• Symphytognatha picta Harvey, 1992 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Symphytognatha tacaca Brescovit, Álvares & Lopes, 2004 – Brazil
• Symphytognatha ulur Platnick, 1979 – New Guinea

See also

• List of Symphytognathidae species

Notes and References

1. Hickman. V. V.. 1931. A new family of spiders. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1321–1328. 1931. 4. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1931.tb01063.x.
2. Gen. Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-10-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.