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).

Gen. Pisaboa Huber, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00414

type Pisaboa silvae Huber, 2000; gender feminine

Pisaboa estrecha Huber, 2000 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003796

Pisaboa estrecha Huber, 2000: 282, f. 1140-1142 (Dmf) Original description

Pisaboa fombonai Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052385

Pisaboa fombonai Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 213, f. 742-744, 750-757, 764-766 (Dmf) Original description

Pisaboa laldea Huber, 2000 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003797

Pisaboa laldea Huber, 2000: 285, f. 1151-1158 (Dm) Original description

Pisaboa laldea Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 219, f. 747-749, 763, 770-772 (Df)

Pisaboa lionzae Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052386

Pisaboa lionzae Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 216, f. 745-746, 758-762, 767-769 (Dmf) Original description

Pisaboa mapiri Huber, 2000 | | Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003798

Pisaboa mapiri Huber, 2000: 285, f. 1143-1150 (Dmf) Original description

Pisaboa marcuzzii (Caporiacco, 1955) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003841

Psilochorus marcuzzii Caporiacco, 1955: 299, f. 9a-b (Dm, may be misplaced, per Huber, 2000: 345) Original description

Pisaboa marcuzzii Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 220, f. 773-774, 779-784, 787-789 (m, Df, T from Psilochorus)

Pisaboa retracta Huber, 2020 | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052388

Pisaboa retracta Huber in Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 225, f. 775-778, 785-786, 790-795 (Dmf) Original description

Pisaboa silvae Huber, 2000 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003799 TYPE SPECIES

Pisaboa silvae Huber, 2000: 282, f. 16, 52, 58, 95, 130, 181, 1133-1139 (Dmf) Original description