Phryganoporus is a spider genus in the family Desidae. Its five species only occur in Australia

Australia

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 and Tasmania

Tasmania

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, with one species also occurring on Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island

Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...

, south of New Caledonia

New Caledonia

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

Badumna

Badumna is a genus of spiders from Australasia.-Species:* Badumna arguta * Badumna bimetallica * Badumna blochmanni...

 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
  Phryganoporus candidus
  The Foliage webbing spider is a spider widespread, but endemic in Australia. It is up to 10 mm long, silvery grey to brown with a pattern of light and dark brown markings on the abdomen. Unlike most other spiders, P. candidus lives socially at one stage: Spiderlings live together in a nest...
  
  (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)