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).

In synonymy:

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

Gen. Hoplopholcus Kulczyński, 1908 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00389
type Pholcus forskali Thorell, 1871; gender masculine
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; m 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 (Dmf)
Hoplopholcus figulus Le Peru, 2011: 153, f. 186 (mf)
Hoplopholcus figulus Huber, 2020: 77, f. 264-265, 388-409 (mf)
Hoplopholcus forskali (Thorell, 1871) | | Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003412 TYPE SPECIES
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 forskali Geci et al., 2025a: 277, f. 8A-C (mf)
Hoplopholcus forskali Milasowszky et al., 2025: 124, f. 1a-b, 2a-b (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)

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