Phoroncidia
Phoroncidia is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by J. O. Westwood in 1835.
Description
Males measure 1 to 4.5 mm, while females range from 1.3 to 8.5 mm.The carapace has an eye region projecting above the clypeus. The chelicerae are small with a pair of strong hairs. The abdomen varies in shape, being heavily sclerotized and often leathery, with pronounced folds or humps or with strong spines, tubercles, or extensions. A sclerotized ring surrounds the spinnerets.
The legs are short, with the fourth leg usually longer than the first.
Species
, this genus includes 83 species and one subspecies:Phoroncidia aciculata Thorell, 1877 – Indonesia Phoroncidia aculeata Westwood, 1835 – India, China Phoroncidia alishanensis Chen, 1990 – TaiwanPhoroncidia altiventris Yoshida, 1985 – Korea, JapanPhoroncidia alveolata – Equatorial GuineaPhoroncidia ambatolahy Kariko, 2014 – MadagascarPhoroncidia americana – Canada, United States, Cuba, JamaicaPhoroncidia argoides – Indonesia Phoroncidia aurata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 – MadagascarPhoroncidia bifrons – PhilippinesPhoroncidia biocellata – BrazilPhoroncidia bukolana Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesPhoroncidia capensis – South AfricaPhoroncidia chelys – FijiPhoroncidia cibagou Gan, Mi & Wang, 2025 – ChinaPhoroncidia concave Yin & Xu, 2012 – ChinaPhoroncidia coracina – Indonesia Phoroncidia cribrata – ParaguayPhoroncidia crustula Zhu, 1998 – China Phoroncidia cygnea – Australia Phoroncidia dino Vanuytven, 2022 – Papua New GuineaPhoroncidia eburnea – South Africa, EswatiniPhoroncidia ellenbergeri Berland, 1913 – GabonPhoroncidia escalerai – Equatorial GuineaPhoroncidia flavolimbata – EcuadorPhoroncidia floripara Gao & Li, 2014 – ChinaPhoroncidia fumosa – ChilePhoroncidia gayi – ChilePhoroncidia gira Levi, 1964 – VenezuelaPhoroncidia hankiewiczi – Portugal, Spain, FrancePhoroncidia hexacantha Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia Phoroncidia jacobsoni – Indonesia Phoroncidia kibonotensis – Kenya, Tanzania- * P. k. concolor – KenyaPhoroncidia levii Chrysanthus, 1963 – Indonesia Phoroncidia longiceps – BrazilPhoroncidia lygeana – Malaysia, Indonesia Phoroncidia maindroni – IndiaPhoroncidia minlangi Lin & Li, 2023 – ChinaPhoroncidia minuta – Georgia, Azerbaijan, IranPhoroncidia moyobamba Levi, 1964 – Peru, BrazilPhoroncidia musiva – New CaledoniaPhoroncidia nasuta – Sri Lanka, Taiwan, JapanPhoroncidia nicoleti – ChilePhoroncidia nicoleti Levi, 1964 – ChilePhoroncidia oahuensis – HawaiiPhoroncidia paradoxa – Southern Europe, North Africa, TurkeyPhoroncidia pennata – ChilePhoroncidia personata – SamoaPhoroncidia pilula – Georgia, Russia, China, Korea, JapanPhoroncidia pilula – Tanzania Phoroncidia piratini Rodrigues & Marques, 2010 – BrazilPhoroncidia pukeiwa – New ZealandPhoroncidia puketoru – New ZealandPhoroncidia puyehue Levi, 1967 – ChilePhoroncidia quadrata – New ZealandPhoroncidia ravot Levi, 1964 – VenezuelaPhoroncidia reimoseri Levi, 1964 – BrazilPhoroncidia roseleviorum Kariko, 2014 – MadagascarPhoroncidia rotunda – Australia, SamoaPhoroncidia rubens Thorell, 1899 – CameroonPhoroncidia rubroargentea Berland, 1913 – MadagascarPhoroncidia rubromaculata – BrazilPhoroncidia ryukyuensis Yoshida, 1979 – Taiwan, Japan Phoroncidia saboya Levi, 1964 – ColombiaPhoroncidia scutellata – PeruPhoroncidia scutula – Bolivia, ChilePhoroncidia septemaculeata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873 – India, Sri Lanka, MalaysiaPhoroncidia sextuberculata – Australia Phoroncidia sjostedti Tullgren, 1910 – TanzaniaPhoroncidia spissa – ChilePhoroncidia splendida Thorell, 1899 – West AfricaPhoroncidia studo Levi, 1964 – Peru, BrazilPhoroncidia testudo – India, Sri LankaPhoroncidia thwaitesi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 – Sri LankaPhoroncidia tina Levi, 1964 – BrazilPhoroncidia tricuspidata – BrazilPhoroncidia trituberculata – Australia Phoroncidia triunfo Levi, 1964 – Mexico to Costa RicaPhoroncidia truncatula – South AfricaPhoroncidia umbrosa – ChilePhoroncidia variabilis – ChilePhoroncidia vatoharanana Kariko, 2014 – MadagascarPhoroncidia wrightae Kariko, 2014 – Madagascar
- P. flavomaculata
- P. sudabides
- P. quadrispinella Strand, 1907