Sclerotized-abdomen
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Phoroncidia
Mushroom Comb-footed Spiders, cob-web spiders
Phoroncidia is a genus of comb-footed spiders in the family Theridiidae, first described by J. O. Westwood in 1835. The genus contains approximately 83 species distributed worldwide. Members are characterized by heavily sclerotized, often leathery abdomens with distinctive sculpturing including folds, humps, spines, or tubercles. They are commonly known as Mushroom Comb-footed Spiders.