Synaphridae
| Synaphridae Temporal range:
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|---|---|
| male Cepheia longiseta from France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 13 species | |
| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Synaphridae is a family of spiders with thirteen described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of Anapidae,[1] but it has since been raised to family status.[2]
Genera
As of January 2026, this family includes three genera and thirteen species:[3]
- Africepheia Miller, 2007 – Madagascar
- Cepheia Simon, 1894 – Southern Europe
- Synaphris Simon, 1894 – Madagascar, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Iran?, Israel, Turkey, Europe, Savage Islands?
References
- ^ Wunderlich, J. (1986), Spinnenfauna gestern und heute: Fossile Spinnen in Bernstein und ihre heute lebenden Verwandten (in German), Quelle & Meyer
- ^ Maruski, Y.M.; Lehtinen, P.T. (2003). "Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 (Aranei: Araneoidea), a new family status, with a description of a new species from Turkmenistan". Arthropoda Selecta. 11: 143–152.
- ^ "Family Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
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