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:

Tonoro González-Sponga, 2009 = Litoporus Simon, 1893 (Huber, Colmenares & Ramírez, 2014: 417)

Gen. Litoporus Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00395

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Tonoro González-Sponga, 2009a: 8 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03911] (type T. multispinae González-Sponga, 2009 = Litoporus uncatus (Simon, 1893)) by Huber, Colmenares & Ramírez, 2014: 417.

Transferred to other genera:

Litoporus aberrans Chamberlin, 1916 -- see Chibchea

Litoporus argentinensis Mello-Leitão, 1938 -- see Mesabolivar

Litoporus brasiliensis Moenkhaus, 1898 -- see Mesabolivar

Litoporus coccineus Simon, 1893 -- see Mesabolivar

Litoporus fulvus Moenkhaus, 1898 -- see Carapoia

Litoporus genitalis Moenkhaus, 1898 -- see Carapoia

Litoporus imbecillus (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Mesabolivar

Litoporus luteus (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Carapoia

Litoporus tandilicus Mello-Leitão, 1940 -- see Mesabolivar

In synonymy:

Litoporus abrahami Mello-Leitão, 1947 = Litoporus uncatus Simon, 1893 (Huber, 2000: 300)

Litoporus multispinae (González-Sponga, 2009, T from Tonoro) = Litoporus uncatus Simon, 1893 (Huber, Colmenares & Ramírez, 2014: 417)

Litoporus aerius Simon, 1893 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003442

Litoporus aerius Simon, 1893a: 483, f. 479 (m)

Litoporus aerius Simon, 1893e: 321 (Dm) Original description

Litoporus aerius Huber, 1997c: 582, f. 8A-B, 9A-E (m, not f, f. 8C-D, misidentified per Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 65, very likely a Mecolaesthus, but no species name given)

Litoporus aerius Huber, 1998c: 595, f. 8J (m)

Litoporus aerius González-Sponga, 2010b: 15, pl. 3, f. 1-8 (mf, epigyne not figured)

Litoporus aerius Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 65, f. 200-202, 208-209 (m, Df)

Litoporus agricola Mello-Leitão, 1922 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003443

Litoporus agricola Mello-Leitão, 1922a: 213 (Df; may be misplaced, per Huber, 2000: 344) Original description

Litoporus curimagua Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052364

Litoporus curimagua Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 68, f. 203-207, 210-211 (Dmf) Original description

Litoporus dimona Huber, 2000 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003444

Litoporus dimona Huber, 2000: 294, f. 141, 1181-1186 (Dm) Original description

Litoporus dimona Carvalho & Gasnier, 2019: CB28, f. 109-110 (f)

Litoporus iguassuensis Mello-Leitão, 1918 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003970

Litoporus iguassuensis Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 94 (Df) Original description

Tupigea iguassuensis Huber, 2000: 327, f. 1313-1314 (f, T from Litoporus)

Litoporus iguassuensis Huber et al., 2013: 513, f. 2-44 (Dm, f, T from Tupigea)

Litoporus lopez Huber, 2000 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003445

Litoporus lopez Huber, 2000: 297, f. 172, 1195-1206 (Dmf) Original description

Litoporus manu Huber, 2000 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003446

Litoporus manu Huber, 2000: 305, f. 1226-1230 (Dm) Original description

Litoporus pakitza Huber, 2000 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003447

Litoporus pakitza Huber, 2000: 302, f. 1219-1225 (Dmf) Original description

Litoporus pakitza Huber et al., 2013: 513, f. 45 (m)

Litoporus saul Huber, 2000 | | French Guiana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003448

Litoporus saul Huber, 2000: 296, f. 1187-1190 (Dm) Original description

Litoporus secoya Huber, 2000 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003449

Litoporus secoya Huber, 2000: 296, f. 1191-1194 (Dm) Original description

Litoporus uncatus (Simon, 1893) | | Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003450

Coryssocnemis uncata Simon, 1893a: 480, f. 472

Coryssocnemis uncata Simon, 1893e: 321 (Df) Original description

Litoporus abrahami Mello-Leitão, 1947a: 164, f. 11 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058969]

Coryssocnemis uncata Huber, 1997c: 582, f. 6A-E, 7A-B (Dm)

Litoporus uncatus Huber, 2000: 300, f. 1207-1211 (mf, T from Coryssocnemis, S of Litoporus abrahami)

Tonoro multispinae González-Sponga, 2009a: 8, f. 4a-i (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042584]

Litoporus uncatus Huber, Colmenares & Ramírez, 2014: 417 (S of Tonoro multispinae)

Litoporus yucumo Huber, 2000 | | Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003451

Litoporus yucumo Huber, 2000: 300, f. 1212-1218 (Dmf) Original description