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).

In synonymy:

Pemona Huber, 2019 = Kambiwa Huber, 2000 (Huber et al., 2026: 11)

Gen. Kambiwa Huber, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00393

type Ninetis neotropica Kraus, 1957; gender feminine

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Pemona Huber, in Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 34 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04505] (type P. sapo Huber, 2019) by Huber et al., 2026: 11.

Kambiwa anomala (Mello-Leitão, 1918) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003428

Pholcus anomalus Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 118 (Df) Original description

Myrmidonella anomala Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 76 (T from Pholcus)

Kambiwa anomala Huber, 2000: 88 (T from Myrmidonella, may be misplaced)

Kambiwa anomala Huber et al., 2026: 33 (type lost, dubious species, probable S of Kambiwa neotropica or member of Pinoquio)

Kambiwa brumado Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067070

Kambiwa brumado Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 43, f. 2I-K, 3B, E, 4C, 5A-B, 6C, 7E, 9D, G, 26A-C, 27A-F, 28A-C, 29A-F (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa coribe Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067069

Kambiwa coribe Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 37, f. 2E-F, 21A-C, 22A-F, 23A-C, 24A-G, 25A-D (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa ibo Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067074

Kambiwa ibo Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 62, f. 2C-D, 4E, 5D, 6D, 7C-D, 9B, E, 10A, 42A-C, 43A-F, 44A-C, 45A-G (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa itacarambi Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067073

Kambiwa itacarambi Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 57, f. 2A-B, 3C, 4B, F, 5C, 6E-F, 8E-F, 9A, C, 10E-F, 38A-C, 39A-F, 40A-C, 41A-G (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa maracas Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067071

Kambiwa maracas Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 48, f. 2G-H, 3D, F-G, 4D, 5E-F, 6A-B, 7B, F, 8A-D, 9F, 10B, D, 30A-C, 31A-F, 32A-C, 33A-F (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa mucuge Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067072

Kambiwa mucuge Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 53, f. 2K-L, 34A-C, 35A-F, 36A-C, 37A-F (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa neotropica (Kraus, 1957) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003429 TYPE SPECIES

Ninetis neotropica Kraus, 1957: 242, f. 73-80 (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa neotropica Huber, 2000: 89, f. 338-341 (mf, T from Ninetis)

Kambiwa neotropica Huber et al., 2026: 25, f. 3A, 4A, 7A, 10C, 15A-C, 16A-F, 17A-C, 18A-F (mf)

Kambiwa sp. aff. neotropica Huber et al., 2026: 33, f. 19A-F, 20A-D (mf)

Kambiwa sapo (Huber, 2019) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050898

Pemona sapo Huber, in Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 34, f. 114-122 (Dmf) Original description

Kambiwa sapo Huber et al., 2026: 69, f. 46A-F, 47A-C (mf, T from Pemona)