Dwarf orb-weavers | |
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Crassignatha danaugirangensis , female | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931 |
Diversity | |
8 genera, 73 species | |
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Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 90 [1] 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. [2]
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). [3]
Symphytognathidae are four, six or eight-eyed spiders and are generally small in size. The opisthosoma is covered in long hairs. [4]
As of April 2019 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: [2]