Phonognatha

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
Phonognatha graeffei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
4, see text
Synonyms[1]
Singotypa Simon, 1894[2]

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)