Synaphridae
Family of spiders
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Synaphridae is a family of spiders with thirteen described species in three genera. It was first described as a subfamily of Anapidae,[1] but it has since been raised to family status.[2]
| Synaphridae Temporal range: | |
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| male Cepheia longiseta from France | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 |
| Genera | |
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| Diversity | |
| 3 genera, 13 species | |
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| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Genera
As of January 2026[update], this family includes three genera and thirteen species:[3]
- Africepheia Miller, 2007 – Madagascar
- Cepheia Simon, 1894 – Southern Europe
- Synaphris Simon, 1894 – Madagascar, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Iran?, Israel, Turkey, Europe, Savage Islands?
