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:

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

Gen. Litoporus Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00395
type Litoporus aerius Simon, 1893; gender masculine
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 TYPE SPECIES
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

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