Synotaxidae
Jonathan Coddington
References
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Agnarsson, I. 2004. Morphological phylogeny of cobweb spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae). Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society 141:447-626.
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Forster, R.R., N.I. Platnick & J. Coddington. 1990. A proposal and review of the spider family Synotaxidae (Araneae, Araneoidea), with notes on theridiid interrelationships. Bulletin Of The American Museum Of Natural History 1-116.
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Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Chileotaxus sans |
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| Location | Chile |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Ingi Agnarsson |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| Size | ca. 15 cm across |
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| Scientific Name | Synotaxus monoceros |
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| Location | Guyana |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Ingi Agnarsson |
| Behavior | Synotaxus makes a modular web with varying numbers of vertical panels, one of the few examples of a |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| Size | ca. 20-30 cm. high |
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