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; two additional subfamilies are described by Meng et al., 2026: 99, 113 (Caipirinae Meng, Carvalho, Podsiadlowski & Huber, 2026 and Physocyclinae Meng, Carvalho, Podsiadlowski & Huber, 2026).

Gen. Buitinga Huber, 2003 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03554

type Buitinga kadogo Huber, 2003; gender feminine

Buitinga amani Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038397

Buitinga amani Huber, 2003b: 568, f. 4, 29, 85-91 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga asax Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038398

Buitinga asax Huber, 2003b: 580, f. 10, 36, 147-150, 160-163 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga batwa Huber & Warui, 2012 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045537

Buitinga batwa Huber & Warui, 2012: 24, f. 13, 36-39, 64-65, 81-86 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga buhoma Huber, 2003 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038399

Buitinga buhoma Huber, 2003b: 574, f. 8, 33, 113-119, 133-134 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga ensifera (Tullgren, 1910) | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003903

Spermophora ensifera Tullgren, 1910: 120, pl. 2, f. 36 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga ensifera Huber, 2003b: 562 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Buitinga globosa (Tullgren, 1910) | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003908

Spermophora globosa Tullgren, 1910: 121, pl. 2, f. 37 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga globosa Huber, 2003b: 562 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Buitinga nigrescens Huber, 2003b: 568, f. 6, 30, 92-98 (mf, misidentified per Huber & Warui, 2012: 5)

Buitinga griswoldi Huber, 2003 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038400

Buitinga griswoldi Huber, 2003b: 571, f. 7, 32, 106-112, 130-132 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga ifrit Huber & Cazanove, 2023 | | Réunion urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058722

Buitinga ifrit Huber & Cazanove in Huber et al., 2023d: 8, f. 3A-D, 4A-H (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga kadogo Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038401 TYPE SPECIES

Buitinga kadogo Huber, 2003b: 562, f. 1, 26, 51-57, 71-79 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga kadogo Huber, 2011a: 219, f. 3 (m)

Buitinga kanzuiri Huber, 2003 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038402

Buitinga kanzuiri Huber, 2003b: 591, f. 17, 218-220 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga kihanga Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038403

Buitinga kihanga Huber, 2003b: 583, f. 9, 38, 182-186, 193-199 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga kikura Huber, 2003 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038404

Buitinga kikura Huber, 2003b: 586, f. 204-205 (Dm) Original description

Buitinga lakilingo Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038405

Buitinga lakilingo Huber, 2003b: 566, f. 3, 28, 64-70, 84 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga mazumbai Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038406

Buitinga mazumbai Huber, 2003b: 564, f. 2, 27, 58-63, 80-83 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga mbomole Huber, 2003 | | Kenya, Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038407

Buitinga mbomole Huber, 2003b: 578, f. 11, 35, 141-146, 151-159 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga mulanje Huber, 2003 | | Malawi urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038408

Buitinga mulanje Huber, 2003b: 591, f. 16, 41, 212-217 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga nigrescens (Berland, 1920) | | Kenya, Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003922

Spermophora nigrescens Berland, 1920c: 137, f. 162-164 (Df) Original description

Buitinga nigrescens Huber, 2003b: 568, f. 6, 30, 92-98 (Tf from Spermophora; not f. 6, 30, 92-98D, =B. globosa)

Buitinga qingyuani Yao & Li, 2019 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051345

Buitinga qingyuani Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2019: 115, f. 1A-D, 2A-I (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga ruhiza Huber, 2003 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038409

Buitinga ruhiza Huber, 2003b: 575, f. 12, 34, 135-140 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga ruwenzori Huber, 2003 | | Congo, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038410

Buitinga ruwenzori Huber, 2003b: 583, f. 14, 39, 187-192, 200-203 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga safura Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038411

Buitinga safura Huber, 2003b: 571, f. 5, 31, 99-105, 120-129 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga tingatingai Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038412

Buitinga tingatingai Huber, 2003b: 589, f. 15, 40, 206-211 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga uzungwa Huber, 2003 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038413

Buitinga uzungwa Huber, 2003b: 581, f. 13, 37, 164-181 (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga wamitii Yao & Li, 2019 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051346

Buitinga wamitii Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2019: 118, f. 3A-D, 4A-F (Dmf) Original description

Buitinga wataita Huber & Warui, 2012 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045536

Buitinga wataita Huber & Warui, 2012: 22, f. 32-35, 75-80 (Dmf) Original description