World Spider Catalog

Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: For comments on the monophyly and relationships of many genera see Huber, 1998d and Huber, 2000. The division of Pholcidae into five subfamilies, Ninetinae Simon, 1890, Arteminae Simon, 1893, Modisiminae Simon, 1893, Smeringopinae Simon, 1893 and Pholcinae, is confirmed by Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018.

Gen. Chisosa Huber, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00380

Chisosa baja (Gertsch, 1982) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003373

Pholcophora baja Gertsch, 1982b: 102, f. 37-39 (Dm) Original description

Chisosa baja Huber, 2000: 125, f. 490-494 (m, T from Pholcophora)

Chisosa calapa Huber, Meng & Valdez-Mondragón, 2024 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060089

Chisosa calapa Huber, Meng & Valdez-Mondragón, 2024: 237, f. 16A-F, 17A-C, 18A-H, 19A-G (Dmf) Original description

Chisosa caquetio Huber, 2019 | | St. Vincent, Aruba, Curaçao, Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050897

Chisosa caquetio Huber in Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 31, f. 105-113 (Dmf) Original description

Chisosa caquetio Huber, Meng & Valdez-Mondragón, 2024: 228, f. 4C-F, 11A-F, 12A-F, 13A-H, 14A-F, 15A-F (mf)

Chisosa diluta (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003374

Pholcophora diluta Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 320, f. 27-28 (Df) Original description

Pholcophora diluta Gertsch, 1982b: 100, f. 19-21, 28-30 (f, Dm)

Chisosa diluta Huber, 2000: 125, f. 151, 478-489 (mf, T from Pholcophora)

Chisosa diluta Huber, 2003c: 65, f. 2D (m)

Chisosa diluta Huber, Meng & Valdez-Mondragón, 2024: 222, f. 4A-B, 5A-F, 6A-F, 7A-F, 8A-F, 9A-F, 10A-I (mf)