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Synaphridae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Rank
  
Family

Similar
  
Cycloctenidae, Synotaxidae, Cithaeronidae, Stenochilidae, Senoculidae

The Synaphridae are a family of spiders with 13 described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of Anapidae, but it has since been raised to family status.

Genera

As of February 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:

  • Africepheia Miller, 2007 (Madagascar)
  • Cepheia Simon, 1894 (Southern Europe)
  • Synaphris Simon, 1894 (Canary Is., Croatia, Ukraine, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Spain, Madagascar)

    • References

    Synaphridae Wikipedia
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