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. Gertschiola Brignoli, 1981 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00385
type Physocyclus macrostylus Mello-Leitão, 1941; gender feminine
Gertschiola macrostylus (Mello-Leitão, 1941) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003397 TYPE SPECIES
Physocyclus macrostylus Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 110, f. 8-9 (Dmf; specific epithet is a noun) Original description
Physocyclus macrostylus Brignoli, 1975f: 36, f. 2I (f)
Gertschiola macrostylus Brignoli, 1981c: 98, f. 26-30 (mf, T from Physocyclus)
Gertschiola macrostyla Huber, 2000: 90, f. 342-350 (mf)
Gertschiola macrostyla Dederichs, Huber & Michalik, 2022: 82, f. 72 (m)
Gertschiola neuquena Huber, 2000 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003398
Gertschiola neuquena Huber, 2000: 92, f. 351-356 (Dmf) Original description

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