Symphytognathidae

Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 73 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, and Symphytognatha imbulunga, found in Africa, Anapistula ishikawai, found in Japan, and Anapistula jerai, found in Southeast Asia.[1]

Dwarf orb-weavers
Crassignatha danaugirangensis, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Diversity
8 genera, 73 species

The species Patu digua is considered to be one of the smallest spiders in the world with a body size of 0.37 millimetres (0.015 in).[2]

Morphology

Symphytognathidae are four-eyed spiders and are generally small in size.

Genera
Main article: List of Symphytognathidae species

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[1]

  • Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 — Asia, South America, Portugal, Oceania, Africa, North America, Jamaica
  • Anapogonia Simon, 1905 — Indonesia
  • Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 — Indonesia, Malaysia
  • Curimagua Forster & Platnick, 1977 — Panama, Venezuela
  • Globignatha Balogh & Loksa, 1968 — Brazil, Belize
  • Iardinis Simon, 1899 — Nepal, India
  • Patu Marples, 1951 — Asia, Colombia, Oceania, Seychelles
  • Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 — Oceania, South America, Caribbean, Mexico, Belize, South Africa

References
  1. "Family: Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1977). "A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2619: 20.


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