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Phonognatha
Sign in to savePhonognatha is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It was originally placed with the long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to Araneidae in 2008.
Species
Leaf-curling Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyAraneidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 233
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Araneidae
- Collections
- NMV, MCZ, WAM, QM, AM, QVMAG
- Recorded in
- Australia, India, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Phonognatha is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It was originally placed with the long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to Araneidae in 2008.
The leaf curling spider (Phonognatha graeffei) is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands of the northeastern, eastern, and southern states. Phonognatha vicitra was formerly placed in the genus, but it has been shown to be a misidentification of Acusilas coccineus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phonognatha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.