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 – AustraliaChileotaxus Platnick, 1990 – ChileMangua Forster, 1990 – New ZealandMeringa Forster, 1990 – New ZealandMicrosynotaxus Wunderlich, 2008 – AustraliaNomaua Forster, 1990 – New ZealandPahora Forster, 1990 – New ZealandPahoroides Forster, 1990 – New ZealandParatupua Platnick, 1990 – AustraliaPhysoglenes Simon, 1904 – ChileRunga Forster, 1990 – New ZealandTupua Platnick, 1990 – AustraliaZeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 – New Zealand