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. Galapa Huber, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00384

type Pholcophora baerti Gertsch & Peck, 1992; gender feminine

Galapa baerti (Gertsch & Peck, 1992) | | Galapagos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003395 TYPE SPECIES

Pholcophora baerti Gertsch & Peck, 1992: 1190, f. 37-40 (Dmf) Original description

Galapa baerti Huber, 2000: 101, f. 30, 76-77, 127, 385-388 (mf, T from Pholcophora)

Galapa baerti Baert et al., 2023: 20, f. 67A-E (mf)

Galapa bella (Gertsch & Peck, 1992) | | Galapagos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003396

Pholcophora bella Gertsch & Peck, 1992: 1190, f. 32-36 (Dmf) Original description

Galapa bella Huber, 2000: 101, f. 381-384, 389 (mf, T from Pholcophora)

Galapa bella Huber et al., 2024b: 311, f. 6A-F, 7A-H, 8A-H, 9A-F, 10A-G, 11A-D (mf)

Galapa floreana Baert, 2014 | | Galapagos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046712

Galapa floreana Baert, 2014a: 269, f. 13-14 (Dm) Original description

Galapa floreana Baert et al., 2023: 21, f. 68A-B (m)

Galapa gabito Huber, 2024 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060125

Galapa gabito Huber in Huber et al., 2024b: 317, f. 2E-F, 12A-C, 13A-F, 14A-F, 15A-F, 16A-F, S2 (Dmf) Original description

Galapa murphyi Huber, 2024 | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060126

Galapa murphyi Huber in Huber et al., 2024b: 330, f. 2A-D, 3A, 25A-C, 26A-D, 27A-G, 28A-F, 29A-F, 30A-H, 31A-F, 32A-I, S6 (Dmf) Original description

Galapa spiniphila Huber, 2020 | | Colombia, Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052362

Galapa spiniphila Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 58, f. 174-175, 178-188 (Dmf) Original description

Galapa spiniphila Huber et al., 2024b: 322, f. 2G-I, 3B, 17A-C, 18A-C, 19A-C, 20A-F, 21A-F, 22A-F, 23A-G, 24A-I, S3-S5 (mf)