Physoglenidae


Physoglenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Alexander Petrunkevitch in 1928 as a subfamily of Pholcidae. It was later moved to Synotaxidae until a study in 2016 showed that they formed a distinct clade.

Genera

, this family includes thirteen genera and 72 species:
  • Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, 1995 – Australia
  • Chileotaxus Platnick, 1990 – Chile
  • Mangua Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Meringa Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Microsynotaxus Wunderlich, 2008 – Australia
  • Nomaua Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Pahora Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Pahoroides Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Paratupua Platnick, 1990 – Australia
  • Physoglenes Simon, 1904 – Chile
  • Runga Forster, 1990 – New Zealand
  • Tupua Platnick, 1990 – Australia
  • Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand