Synaphridae

Synaphridae Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
male Cepheia longiseta from France
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986
Genera
Africepheia Miller, 2007 Cepheia Simon, 1894 Synaphris Simon, 1894
Diversity
3 genera, 13 species

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

Main article: List of Synaphridae species

As of April 2019 ^[update] , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: ^[3]

• Africepheia Miller, 2007 — Madagascar
• Cepheia Simon, 1894 — Southern Europe
• Synaphris Simon, 1894 — Croatia, Asia, Madagascar

See also

• List of Synaphridae species

References

1. Wunderlich, J. (1986), Spinnenfauna gestern und heute: Fossile Spinnen in Bernstein und ihre heute lebenden Verwandten (in German), Quelle & Meyer
2. 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.
3. "Family: Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.