Physoglenidae
Family of spiders
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Physoglenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Alexander Petrunkevitch in 1928 as a subfamily of Pholcidae.[1] It was later moved to Synotaxidae[2] until a study in 2016 showed that they formed a distinct clade.[3]
| Physoglenidae | |
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| Nomaua sp. in New Zealand | |
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| male Pahoroides sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Physoglenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 |
| Diversity | |
| 13 genera, 72 species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) green: observation hotspots (iNaturalist) | |
Genera
As of January 2026[update], this family includes thirteen genera and 72 species:[4]
- 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
