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.

In synonymy:

Blechroscelis Simon, 1893 = Priscula Simon, 1893 (Huber, 2000: 128)

Hypsorinus Chamberlin, 1916 = Priscula Simon, 1893 (Huber, 1997c: 595)

Gen. Priscula Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00416

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Physocyclus Simon, 1893 and considered a senior synonym of Hypsorinus Chamberlin, 1916: 224 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04859] (type H. binghamae Chamberlin, 1916) by Huber, 1997c: 595, contra Brignoli, 1981c: 96, and of Blechroscelis Simon, 1893a: 483 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04632] (type B. annulipes Simon, 1893) by Huber, 2000: 128.

Transferred to other genera:

Priscula acuoso (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula andinensis (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula araguana (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula aurantia (Mello-Leitão, 1940) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula aurantiaca (Mello-Leitão, 1930) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula azurea (Badcock, 1932) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula blechroscelis (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula cambridgei (Mello-Leitão, 1947) -- see Carapoia

Priscula coerulea (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula copeyensis (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula cordillerano (González-Sponga, 2011) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula cyanea (Taczanowski, 1874) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula cyaneomaculata (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula cyaneotaeniata (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula globulosa (Nicolet, 1849) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula irrorata (Mello-Leitão, 1947) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula modesta (Banks, 1929) -- see Waunana

Priscula rubristerna (Caporiacco, 1947) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula serripes (Simon, 1893) -- see Tainonia

Priscula simoni (Moenkhaus, 1898) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula spinulosa (Mello-Leitão, 1939) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula tigrina (Taczanowski, 1874) -- see Smeringopus

Priscula virescens (Mello-Leitão, 1947) -- see Mesabolivar

Priscula viridis (Mello-Leitão, 1918) -- see Mesabolivar

In synonymy:

Priscula conwayi (Mello-Leitão, 1947) = Priscula binghamae Chamberlin, 1916 (Huber, 2000: 131)

Priscula ranchograndensis González-Sponga, 1999 = Priscula venezuelana Simon, 1893 (Huber, 2000: 136)

Priscula saltensis (Mello-Leitão, 1941, T from Crossopriza) = Priscula binghamae Chamberlin, 1916 (Huber, Deeleman-Reinhold & Pérez, 1999: 6)

Nomen dubium:

Priscula paeta Simon, 1893a: 477, f. 467-468 (j, Venezuela; f [cf.] by Brignoli, 1972c: 366, f. 9-14) -- Huber, 1997c: 599, confirmed by González-Sponga, 1999: 124

Priscula acarite Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052390

Priscula acarite Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 248, f. 871-873, 877-897 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula andinensis González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003803

Priscula andinensis González-Sponga, 1999: 128, f. 1-9 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula andinensis Huber, 2000: 139, f. 536-538 (m)

Priscula andinensis Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 228, f. 796-799, 804-813, 818, 820-822 (mf)

Priscula annulipes (Keyserling, 1877) | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003804

Pholcus annulipes Keyserling, 1877c: 206, pl. 7, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Blechroscelis annulipes Simon, 1893a: 483, f. 449-450, 477-478 (Dm)

Priscula annulipes Huber, 2000: 134, f. 520-526 (mf)

Priscula azuay Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059497

Priscula azuay Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 15, f. 5A-B, 8A-C, 9A-F, 10A-C, 11A-D (Dmf) Original description

Priscula binghamae (Chamberlin, 1916) | | Peru, Bolivia, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003805

Hypsorinus binghamae Chamberlin, 1916: 224, pl. 13, f. 1-9, pl. 14, f. 1-7 (Dmf) Original description

Crossopriza saltensis Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 109, f. 7, pl. III, f. 7 (Df)

Hypsorinus conwayi Mello-Leitão, 1947a: 162, f. 8-9 (Dmf)

Physocyclus binghamae Brignoli, 1981c: 97, f. 11-13, 19-20 (mf)

Priscula binghamae Huber, Deeleman-Reinhold & Pérez, 1999: 6, f. 13-17 (f, S)

Priscula binghamae Huber, 2000: 131, f. 501-512 (mf, S)

Priscula bolivari Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052387

Priscula bolivari Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 241, f. 831-832, 844-851, 864-867 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula bonita Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059503

Priscula bonita Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 43, f. 6C-D, 33A-C, 34A-F, 35A-C, 36A-F, 42F-G, 44E (Dmf) Original description

Priscula chapintza Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059501

Priscula chapintza Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 34, f. 25A-C, 26A-F, 27A-C, 28A-D, 41F, 44G-H (Dmf) Original description

Priscula chejapi González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003806

Priscula chejapi González-Sponga, 1999: 132, f. 10-19 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula chejapi Huber, 2000: 139, f. 533-535 (m)

Priscula chejapi Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 270, f. 967-971 (mf)

Priscula esmeraldas Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059500

Priscula esmeraldas Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 30, f. 21A-C, 22A-F, 23A-C, 24A-D, 41D, G, 42A-C, 43A, F (Dmf) Original description

Priscula espejoi Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059499

Priscula espejoi Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 25, f. 5G-H, 16A-C, 17A-F, 18A-C, 19A-D, 20A-F (Dmf) Original description

Priscula gularis Simon, 1893 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003807

Priscula gularis Simon, 1893a: 478, f. 442, 449

Priscula gularis Simon, 1893e: 319 (Dmf) Original description

Physocyclus gularis Brignoli, 1981c: 96, f. 8-10, 25 (mf)

Priscula gularis Huber, 1997c: 595, f. 17A-B, 18A-D, 19A-B (mf)

Priscula gularis Huber, 2000: 129, f. 495-500 (mf)

Priscula huila Huber, 2000 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003808

Priscula huila Huber, 2000: 137, f. 530-532 (Dm) Original description

Priscula lagunosa González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003809

Priscula lagunosa González-Sponga, 1999: 137, f. 20-28 (Dm) Original description

Priscula lagunosa Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 253, f. 874, 898-910, 916-919 (m, Df)

Priscula limonensis González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003810

Priscula limonensis González-Sponga, 1999: 141, f. 29-37 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula limonensis Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 258, f. 875-876, 911-915, 920-923 (mf)

Priscula llaviucu Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059498

Priscula llaviucu Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 19, f. 5C-D, 12A-C, 13A-F, 14A-C, 15A-D (Dmf) Original description

Priscula lumbaqui Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059504

Priscula lumbaqui Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 48, f. 6E-F, 37A-C, 38A-F, 39A-C, 40A-D, 41B, E, 43B, D-E, 44A (Dmf) Original description

Priscula paeza Huber, 2000 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003811

Priscula paeza Huber, 2000: 142, f. 547-551 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula paila Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052391

Priscula paila Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 261, f. 924-938 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula pallisteri Huber, 2000 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003812

Priscula pallisteri Huber, 2000: 133, f. 513-519 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula pastaza Huber, 2023 | | Ecuador urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059502

Priscula pastaza Huber in Huber et al., 2023f: 38, f. 6A-B, 29A-C, 30A-F, 31A-C, 32A-D, 41A, C, H, 42D-E, H, 43C, G-H, 44B-D, F (Dmf) Original description

Priscula piapoco Huber, 2000 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003813

Priscula piapoco Huber, 2000: 141, f. 539-540 (Dm) Original description

Priscula piapoco Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 235, f. 802-803, 819, 826-828 (Df)

Priscula piedraensis González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003814

Priscula piedraensis González-Sponga, 1999: 145, f. 38-46 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula piedraensis Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 233, f. 800-801, 814-817, 823-825 (mf)

Priscula salmeronica González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003815

Priscula salmeronica González-Sponga, 1999: 155, f. 56-65 (Dmf) Original description

Priscula salmeronica Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 243, f. 833-834, 852-860, 868-870 (mf)

Priscula taruma Huber, 2000 | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003816

Priscula taruma Huber, 2000: 144, f. 556-559 (Dm) Original description

Priscula tunebo Huber, 2000 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003818

Priscula tunebo Huber, 2000: 143, f. 552-555 (Dm) Original description

Priscula ulai González-Sponga, 1999 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003819

Priscula ulai González-Sponga, 1999: 160, f. 66-73 (Dm; f see Mecolaesthus cornutus) Original description

Priscula ulai Huber, 2000: 141, f. 96, 102, 166, 541-546 (m)

Priscula ulai Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 237, f. 829-830, 835-843, 861-863 (m, Df)

Priscula venezuelana Simon, 1893 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003820

Priscula venezuelana Simon, 1893a: 477, f. 466 (Dm) Original description

Priscula venezuelana Huber, 1997c: 601, f. 20A-B, 21A-D (m, Df)

Priscula venezuelana González-Sponga, 1999: 164, f. 76-85 (mf)

Priscula ranchograndensis González-Sponga, 1999: 150, f. 47-55 (Dmf)

Priscula venezuelana Huber, 2000: 136, f. 527-529 (m, S)

Priscula venezuelana Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 264, f. 939-942, 945-966 (mf)