Enoplognatha


Enoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by P. Pavesi in 1880. They have both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen. Males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.
Among the theridiids, they are medium to large sized. E. maricopa, a red-brown spider with a mottled purplish abdomen, has males that reach a length of, and females that reach. E. peruviana females can grow to long, and female E. zapfeae can grow to.

Species

it contains seventy-four species with a cosmopolitan distribution, including Greenland and Western Australia:
In synonymy: