Phonognatha
Genus of spiders
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Phonognatha is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[3] It was originally placed with the long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to Araneidae in 2008.[4]
| Phonognatha | |
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| Phonognatha graeffei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Phonognatha Simon, 1894[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. graeffei (Keyserling, 1865) | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1] Phonognatha vicitra was formerly placed in the genus, but it has been shown to be a misidentification of Acusilas coccineus.[5]
Species
As of April 2019[update] it contains four species:[1]
- Phonognatha graeffei (Keyserling, 1865) (type) – Australia
- Phonognatha melania (L. Koch, 1871) – Australia
- Phonognatha neocaledonica Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia
- Phonognatha tanyodon Kallal & Hormiga, 2018 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
