Phonognatha
| Phonognatha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. graeffei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Phonognatha Simon, 1894 |
Phonognatha is a genus of spider. A small genus of seven species of the family Araneidae, it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.[1][2]
The type species Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf curling spider), is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands in the North-eastern, Eastern and Southern states.
The following is a list of species in the genus:[1]
- Phonognatha graeffei (Australia)
- Phonognatha guanga (Philippines)
- Phonognatha joannae (New Caledonia)
- Phonognatha melania (Australia, Tasmania)
- Phonognatha melanopyga (Australia, Tasmania)
- Phonognatha pallida (Western Australia)
- Phonognatha vicitra (India)
References
- 1 2 Platnick, N. I. 2008. Araneidae The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
- ↑ Kuntner, M., J. A. Coddington & G. Hormiga. 2008. Phylogeny of extant nephilid orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Nephilidae): testing morphological and ethological homologies. Cladistics 24: 190.
External links
Media related to Phonognatha at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Phonognatha at Wikispecies
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