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.

In synonymy:

Neartema Kratochvíl, 1940 = Hoplopholcus Kulczyński, 1908 (Senglet, 1971: 348)

Gen. Hoplopholcus Kulczyński, 1908 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00389

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Neartema Kratochvíl, 1940: 1 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05073] (type Artema cretica Roewer, 1928 = Hoplopholcus labyrinthi (Kulczyński, 1903)) by Senglet, 1971: 348; not a senior synonym of Stygopholcus Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932 (Senglet, 2001: 58, contra Brignoli, 1971g: 258).

Transferred to other genera:

Hoplopholcus absoloni Kulczyński, 1914 -- see Stygopholcus

Hoplopholcus kratochvili Brignoli, 1971 -- see Stygopholcus

Hoplopholcus photophilus (Senglet, 1971) -- see Stygopholcus

Hoplopholcus skotophilus (Kratochvíl, 1940) -- see Stygopholcus

In synonymy:

Hoplopholcus creticus (Roewer, 1928, T from Neartema) = Hoplopholcus labyrinthi Kulczyński, 1903 (Senglet, 1971: 348)

Hoplopholcus palladis Brignoli, 1971 = Hoplopholcus minous Senglet, 1971 (Brignoli, 1976b: 561)

Hoplopholcus subterraneus Denis, 1955 = Hoplopholcus cecconii Kulczyński, 1908 (Brignoli, 1979h: 350)

Hoplopholcus asiaeminoris Brignoli, 1978 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003409

Hoplopholcus asiaeminoris Brignoli, 1978g: 490, f. 43-45, 47-49 (Dmf; f. 46 see Hoplopholcus dim) Original description

Hoplopholcus asiaeminoris Le Peru, 2011: 153, f. 184 (mf)

Hoplopholcus asiaeminoris Huber, 2020: 32, f. 118-120, 124-129, 136-151 (mf)

Hoplopholcus atik Huber, 2020 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051603

Hoplopholcus atik Huber, 2020: 72, f. 356-371 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus bursa Huber, 2020 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051604

Hoplopholcus bursa Huber, 2020: 75, f. 372-387 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus cecconii Kulczyński, 1908 | | Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003410

Hoplopholcus cecconii Kulczyński, 1908c: 63, pl. 2, f. 6-7 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus subterraneus Denis, 1955a: 445, f. IIIA-G (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060412]

Hoplopholcus cecconii Brignoli, 1979h: 350, f. 1-5 (mf, S of Hoplopholcus subterraneus)

Hoplopholcus cecconii Senglet, 2001: 47, f. 13 (m)

Hoplopholcus cecconii Le Peru, 2011: 153, f. 185 (mf)

Hoplopholcus cecconii Huber, 2020: 66, f. 322-355 (mf)

Hoplopholcus dim Huber, 2020 | | Turkey, Cyprus urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051601

Hoplopholcus asiaeminoris Brignoli, 1978g: 490, f. 46 (m; misidentified per Huber, 2020: 40)

Hoplopholcus dim Huber, 2020: 40, f. 122-123, 168-173, 180-193 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus figulus Brignoli, 1971 | | Greece (Aegean Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003411

Hoplopholcus figulus Brignoli, 1971g: 258, f. 3, 6 (Df) Original description

Hoplopholcus figulus Brignoli, 1979b: 193, f. 18-23 (f, Dm)

Hoplopholcus figulus Le Peru, 2011: 153, f. 186 (mf)

Hoplopholcus figulus Huber, 2020: 77, f. 264-265, 388-409 (mf)

Hoplopholcus forskali (Thorell, 1871) | | Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003412

Pholcus forskålii Thorell, 1871a: 151 (Df) Original description

Pholcus forskali Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 149, pl. 6, f. 18 (Dm)

Hoplopholcus forskali Drensky, 1939b: 249, f. 22 (m)

Hoplopholcus forskali Loksa, 1969: 70, f. 46, 47C-D (m)

Haplopholcus forskali Fuhn & Niculescu-Burlacu, 1970: 415, f. 11 (f)

Hoplopholcus forskoeli Brignoli, 1976b: 561, f. 34-36, 38, 40 (mf)

Hoplopholcus forskoeli Brignoli, 1978g: 490, f. 58 (m)

Hoplopholcus forskali Senglet, 2001: 62, f. 6-7 (f)

Hoplopholcus forskali Le Peru, 2011: 154, f. 187 (mf)

Hoplopholcus forskali Kovács & Szinetár, 2016: 173, f. 1-2 (mf)

Hoplopholcus forskali Huber, 2020: 44, f. 194-197, 200-245 (mf)

Hoplopholcus gazipasa Huber, 2020 | | Greece, Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051600

Hoplopholcus gazipasa Huber, 2020: 37, f. 121, 152-167, 174-179 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus konya Huber, 2020 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051602

Hoplopholcus konya Huber, 2020: 54, f. 198, 246-261 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus labyrinthi (Kulczyński, 1903) | | Greece (Crete) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003413

Holocnemus labyrinthi Kulczyński, 1903a: 44, pl. 1, f. 5-7 (Dmf) Original description

Artema cretica Roewer, 1928b: 121, pl. 2, f. 31-34 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060411]

Neartema cretica Kratochvíl, 1940: 6

Hoplopholcus labyrinthi Senglet, 1971: 348, f. 11-16 (mf, S of Neartema cretica)

Hoplopholcus labyrinthi Le Peru, 2011: 154, f. 188 (mf)

Hoplopholcus labyrinthi Huber, 2020: 9, f. 6-7, 12-46 (mf)

Hoplopholcus longipes (Spassky, 1934) | | Turkey, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003414

Holocnemus longipes Spassky, 1934a: 366, f. 4-7 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus longipes Brignoli, 1978g: 493, f. 50-56 (mf, T from Holocnemus)

Holocnemus longipes Mcheidze, 1997: 65, f. 56-57 (f)

Hoplopholcus longipes Kovblyuk et al., 2011: 38, f. 6-34 (mf)

Hoplopholcus longipes Huber, 2020: 62, f. 199, 294-321 (mf)

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Senglet, 1971 | | Greece (Crete) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003415

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Senglet, 1971: 349, f. 17-26 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus labyrinthi Brignoli, 1971g: 260, f. 13-18 (mf; misidentified per Brignoli, 1976b: 561)

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Brignoli, 1976b: 561, f. 33, 37 (m)

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Senglet, 2001: 46, f. 1-5, 8-12 (mf)

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Le Peru, 2011: 154, f. 189 (mf)

Hoplopholcus minotaurinus Huber, 2020: 18, f. 47-75 (mf)

Hoplopholcus minous Senglet, 1971 | | Greece (incl. Crete), Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003416

Hoplopholcus minous Senglet, 1971: 350, f. 27-36 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus palladis Brignoli, 1971g: 260, f. 7-12 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060507]

Hoplopholcus minous Brignoli, 1976b: 561, f. 39 (m, S of Hoplopholcus palladis)

Hoplopholcus minous Senglet, 2001: 47, f. 14 (m)

Hoplopholcus minous Le Peru, 2011: 154, f. 190 (mf)

Hoplopholcus minous Huber, 2020: 26, f. 10-11, 92-117, 130-135 (mf)

Hoplopholcus patrizii (Roewer, 1962) | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003417

Pholcus patrizii Roewer, 1962c: 12, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Hoplopholcus patrizii Brignoli, 1972b: 162, f. 1-2 (f, T from Pholcus)

Hoplopholcus patrizii Brignoli, 1978g: 489, f. 57, 59 (f)

Hoplopholcus patrizii Gasparo, 2002: 291, v. 1-6 (f, Dm)

Hoplopholcus patrizii Le Peru, 2011: 155, f. 191 (mf)

Hoplopholcus patrizii Huber, 2020: 56, f. 262-263, 266-293 (mf)

Hoplopholcus suluin Huber, 2020 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051599

Hoplopholcus suluin Huber, 2020: 24, f. 8-9, 76-91 (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus trakyaensis Demircan & Topçu, 2017 | | Bulgaria, Turkey (Europe) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049085

Hoplopholcus trakyaensis Demircan & Topçu, 2017: 83, f. 1A-B, 2A-D, 3A-C (Dmf) Original description

Hoplopholcus trakyaensis Huber, 2020: 81, f. 410-428 (mf)