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.
Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00411
N.B.: not a senior synonym of Anopsicus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 or Pholcophorina Gertsch, 1939 (Gertsch, 1982b: 104, contra Gertsch, 1971: 76).

Transferred to other genera:

Pholcophora baerti Gertsch & Peck, 1992 -- see Galapa

Pholcophora baja Gertsch, 1982 -- see Chisosa

Pholcophora bella Gertsch & Peck, 1992 -- see Galapa

Pholcophora bispinosa Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora bolivari Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora debora Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora diluta Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 -- see Chisosa

Pholcophora elliotti Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora evansi Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora exigua Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora gruta Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora hanakash Brignoli, 1974 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora hesperia Gertsch, 1982 -- see Tolteca

Pholcophora jalisco Gertsch, 1982 -- see Tolteca

Pholcophora jeanae Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora juruensis Mello-Leitão, 1922 -- see Physocyclus

Pholcophora levii Gertsch, 1982 -- see Papiamenta

Pholcophora mitchelli Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora munda Gertsch, 1982 -- see Guaranita

Pholcophora palenque Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora pearsei (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938) -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora placens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora quieta Gertsch, 1973 -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora speophila (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938) -- see Anopsicus

Pholcophora troglodyta Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

In synonymy:

Pholcophora obscura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 = Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 (Gertsch, 1982b: 97)

Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003660
Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896e: 57 (Dm) Original description
Pholcophora americana Gertsch, 1935a: 11, f. 19-21 (m, Df)
Pholcophora obscura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 12, pl. 6, f. 45 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058297]
Pholcophora americana Gertsch, 1982b: 97, f. 1-4, 7-9 (mf, S of Pholcophora obscura)
Pholcophora americana Huber, 2000: 114, f. 129, 155, 429-440 (mf)
Pholcophora americana Huber et al., 2023c: 14, f. 3A, 4A-C, 5A-H, 6A-D, 7A-F, 8A-H, 33A-B (mf)
Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982 | | Bahamas urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003661
Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982b: 104, f. 329-331 (Df) Original description
"Pholcophora" bahama Huber, 2000: 334, f. 1356 (f, probably misplaced)
Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003663
Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977: 112, f. 33-35 (Df) Original description
"Pholcophora" maria Huber, 2000: 336, f. 1357 (f, probably misplaced)
Pholcophora mazatlan Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058643
Pholcophora mazatlan Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 19, f. 3B-E, 9A-C, 10A-H, 11A-D, 12A-F, 13A-H, 33C-D (Dmf) Original description
Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003664
Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982b: 99, f. 5-6, 10-11 (Dm) Original description
Pholcophora mexcala Huber, 2000: 114, f. 441-442 (m)
Pholcophora papanoa Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058644
Pholcophora papanoa Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 24, f. 3F-G, 14A-C, 15A-H, 16A-E, 17A-F, 18A-F, 33E-F (Dmf) Original description
Pholcophora tehuacan Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058645
Pholcophora tehuacan Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 35, f. 3J-K, 25A-C, 26A-H, 27A-D, 28A-F, 29A-H, 33K-L (Dmf) Original description
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003665
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935a: 11, f. 22-24 (Dm) Original description
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1982b: 100, f. 16-18, 25-27 (m, Df)
Pholcophora texana Huber, 2000: 117, f. 443-447 (mf)
Pholcophora texana Huber et al., 2023c: 29, f. 3H-I, 19A-C, 20A-H, 21A-B, 22A-D, 23A-H, 24A-H, 33I–J (mf)

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