Phryganoporus

Phryganoporus is a spider genus in the family Desidae. Its five species only occur in Australia and Tasmania, with one species also occurring on Norfolk Island, south of New Caledonia.

The genus is related to the "black house spiders" (Badumna sp.).

Name

The genus name is derived from Greek phryganon "dry stick" and poros "hole", referring to the web, which is often built on dry shrubs with a hole as an entrance.

Species

• Phryganoporus candidus (L. Koch, 1872) (Australia, Norfolk Is.)
• Phryganoporus davidleei Gray, 2002 (Western Australia, South Australia)
• Phryganoporus melanopygus Gray, 2002 (Western Australia)
• Phryganoporus nigrinus Simon, 1908 (Western Australia to Queensland)
• Phryganoporus vandiemeni (Gray, 1983) (Victoria, Tasmania)

References

• Gray, M.R. (2002). The Taxonomy and Distribution of the Spider Genus Phryganoporus Simon (Araneae: Amaurobioidea: Desidae). Records of the Australian Museum 54:275-292. PDF - ISSN 0067-1975