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

type Pholcophora diluta Gertsch & Mulaik, 1941; gender feminine

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 TYPE SPECIES

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)