title: Physoglenidae
text: # Physoglenidae
  
  Physoglenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Alexander Petrunkevitch in 1928 as a subfamily of Pholcidae. It was later moved to Synotaxidae until a study in 2016 showed that they formed a distinct clade.
  
  ## Genera
  
  As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:
  
  * Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, 1995 — Australia
  * Chileotaxus Platnick, 1990 — Chile
  * Mangua Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Meringa Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Microsynotaxus Wunderlich, 2008 — Australia
  * Nomaua Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Pahora Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Pahoroides Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Paratupua Platnick, 1990 — Australia
  * Physoglenes Simon, 1904 — Chile
  * Runga Forster, 1990 — New Zealand
  * Tupua Platnick, 1990 — Australia
  * Zeatupua Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2009 — New Zealand
  