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Phonognatha

Phonognatha
LeafCurlingSpider01.jpg
P. graeffei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Phonognatha
Simon, 1894

Phonognatha is a genus of spider. A small genus of seven species of the family Araneidae, it was previously placed in Tetragnathidae.

The type species Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf curling spider), is a common Australian spider found in urban areas as well as woodlands in the North-eastern, Eastern and Southern states.

The following is a list of species in the genus:


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