Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931

Type species: Symphytognatha globosa Hickman, 1931

Diagnosis. MAlES AND fEMAlES Symphytognatha ArE DIStINgUISHED frOM OtHEr SyMpHytOgNAtHIDAE gENErA by tHEIr cHElIcErAE fUSED fOr MOSt Of tHEIr lENgtH WItH A vISIblE SUtUrE lINE (FIg. 48) AND tHE prESENcE Of MUltIDENtAtE SUpErIOr clAWS ON lEgS I AND II (FOrStEr & PlAtNIck 1977: 5).

Composition in America. Symphytognatha brasiliana BAlOgH & LOkSA, 1968, S. cabezota n. sp., S. carstica BrEScOvIt, ÁlvArES & LOpES, 2004, S. chickeringi FOrStEr & PlAtNIck, 1977, S. gertschi FOrStEr & PlAtNIck, 1977, S.

goodnightorum FOrStEr & PlAtNIck, 1977, S. orghidani GEOrgEScU, 1988, S. tacaca BrEScOvIt, ÁlvArES & LOpES, 2004.

Distribution in America. MExIcO, BElIZE, CUbA, JAMAIcA, EcUADOr AND BrAZIl.