Synotaxidae
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The Synotaxidae are a spider family with 68 described species in 13 genera.
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[edit] Distribution
Species of this family occur in Central and South America, New Zealand and Australia.
[edit] Genera
The categorization into subfamilies follows Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.
- Pahorinae Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990
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- Nomaua Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Pahora Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Pahoroides Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Runga Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Wairua Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Physogleninae Petrunkevitch, 1928
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- Meringa Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
- Paratupua Platnick, 1990 (Australia)
- Physoglenes Simon, 1904 (Chile)
- Tupua Platnick, 1990 (Tasmania)
- Synotaxinae Simon, 1894
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- Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, 1995 (Australia)
- Chileotaxus Platnick, 1990 (Chile)
- Synotaxus Simon, 1895 (South America)
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- Mangua Forster, 1990 (New Zealand)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Agnarsson I. 2003b. The phylogenetic placement and circumscription of the genus Synotaxus (Araneae: Synotaxidae) with a description of a new species from Guyana, and notes on theridioid phylogeny. Invertebrate Systematics 17(6): 719-734. PDF (Synotaxus waiwai)
- Eberhard, W.G. (1995). The web and building behavior of Synotaxus ecuadorensis (Araneae, Synotaxidae). J. Arachnol. 23:25-30. PDF
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