Enoplognatha

Enoplognatha
female E. ovata
female E. abrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Enoplognatha
Pavesi, 1880
Type species
E. mandibularis
(Lucas, 1846)
Species

75, see text

Synonyms

Enoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders first described by P. Pavesi in 1880. They were characterized by both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen, with males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.