Synaphridae

Synaphridae; Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Global distribution of Synaphridae, excluding Madagascar
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

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. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.

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[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.

[NMBE-3] "Family: Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.

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Genera

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References