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).

In synonymy:

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

Hypsorinus Chamberlin, 1916 = Priscula Simon, 1893 (Huber, Deeleman-Reinhold & Pérez, 1999: 6)

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

type Priscula gularis Simon, 1893; gender feminine

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, Deeleman-Reinhold & Pérez, 1999: 6 (by transfer of the type species) 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) -- Huber, 1997c: 599

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064878]

Hypsorinus conwayi Mello-Leitão, 1947a: 162, f. 8-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064876]

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

Priscula binghamae Huber, Deeleman-Reinhold & Pérez, 1999: 6, f. 13-17 (f, T from Physocyclus, S of Crossopriza saltensis)

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

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 TYPE SPECIES

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064877]

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

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