Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 90 described species in eight genera. Most species inhabit the New World tropics and Oceania.
The species Patu digua is considered to be one of the smallest spiders in the world with a body size of .
Distribution Spiders in this family occur in the tropics of Central and South America and the Australian region (with Oceania).
Exceptions include some Anapistula species, with A. benoiti and A. caecula found in Africa, A. ishikawai found in Japan, and A. jerai found in Southeast Asia. Symphytognatha imbulunga is also found in Africa.
Morphology Symphytognathidae are four, six or eight-eyed spiders and are generally small in size. The opisthosoma is covered in long hairs.
Genera , this family includes ten genera and 105 species:
Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 – Africa, Asia, Portugal, Spain, Mexico to South America, Australia, Tonga Anapogonia Simon, 1905 – Indonesia Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 – Asia Curimagua Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Panama, Venezuela Globignatha Balogh & Loksa, 1968 – Belize, Brazil Iardinis Simon, 1899 – India, Nepal Kirinua S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – China Patu Marples, 1951 – Asia, Oceania, Colombia Swilda S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – China Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 – South Africa, China, Mexico to Brazil, Australia, New Guinea
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