Symphytognathidae

Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 73 described species in eight genera. They occur in the tropics of Central and South America and the Australian region (with Oceania). Exceptions include , , and , found in Africa, , found in Japan, and , found in Southeast Asia.^[1]

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).^[2]

Morphology[]

Symphytognathidae are four-eyed spiders and are generally small in size.^{[citation needed]}

As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:^[1]

Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 — Asia, South America, Portugal, Oceania, Africa, North America, Jamaica
Anapogonia Simon, 1905 — Indonesia
Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995 — Indonesia, Malaysia
Curimagua Forster & Platnick, 1977 — Panama, Venezuela
Globignatha Balogh & Loksa, 1968 — Brazil, Belize
Iardinis Simon, 1899 — Nepal, India
Patu Marples, 1951 — Asia, Colombia, Oceania, Seychelles
Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 — Oceania, South America, Caribbean, Mexico, Belize, South Africa

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Family: Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
^ Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1977). "A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates. 2619: 20.

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