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).

Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00411
type Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896; gender feminine
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 TYPE SPECIES
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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