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. Quamtana Huber, 2003 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03557

type Quamtana merwei Huber, 2003; gender feminine

Quamtana biena Huber, 2003 | | Rep. Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038435

Quamtana biena Huber, 2003d: 514, f. 25, 47, 209-214, 224-225 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana bonamanzi Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038436

Quamtana bonamanzi Huber, 2003d: 506, f. 18, 42, 159-165, 173-177 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana ciliata (Lawrence, 1938) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003683

Pholcus ciliatus Lawrence, 1938a: 482, f. 16a-e (Dm) Original description

Quamtana ciliata Huber, 2003d: 486, f. 3, 63-65, 73-78 (m, Df, T from Pholcus)

Quamtana embuleni Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038437

Quamtana embuleni Huber, 2003d: 508, f. 19, 43, 178-182, 215-218 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana entabeni Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038438

Quamtana entabeni Huber, 2003d: 485, f. 1, 31, 51-56, 66-72 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana filmeri Huber, 2003 | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038439

Quamtana filmeri Huber, 2003d: 508, f. 20, 44, 183-188 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana hectori Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038440

Quamtana hectori Huber, 2003d: 499, f. 9, 38, 122-127, 136-137 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana kabale Huber, 2003 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038441

Quamtana kabale Huber, 2003d: 511, f. 22, 45, 193-198 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana sp. A Huber et al., 2015: 51, f. 1-2, 6-16, 21-22 (mf, from Germany; here as Quamtana sp. ZFMK Ar 12707 aff. kabale per Huber, Szymański & Bennett-West, 2024: 84)

Quamtana kitahurira Huber, 2003 | | Guinea, Angola, Uganda, Burundi, DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038442

Quamtana kitahurira Huber, 2003d: 513, f. 24, 204-208 (Dm) Original description

Quamtana kitahurira Huber & Kwapong, 2013: 38, f. 106-113 (Df)

Quamtana knysna Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038443

Quamtana knysna Huber, 2003d: 510, f. 21, 189-192 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana lajuma Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038444

Quamtana lajuma Huber, 2003d: 496, f. 12, 113-116 (Dm) Original description

Quamtana leleupi Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038445

Quamtana leleupi Huber, 2003d: 495, f. 10, 103-106 (Dm) Original description

Quamtana leptopholcica (Strand, 1909) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003722

Pholcus leptopholcicus Strand, 1909g: 557 (Df) Original description

Quamtana leptopholcica Huber, 2003d: 495, f. 13, 37, 107-112 (Dm, f, T from Pholcus)

Quamtana lotzi Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038446

Quamtana lotzi Huber, 2003d: 490, f. 5, 83-85 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana sp. ZFMK Ar 24490 aff. lotzi Huber, Szymański & Bennett-West, 2024: 79, f. 1A-D, 2A-C, 3A-F, 4A-G, 5A-B (mf, from Britain and Poland)

Quamtana mabusai Huber, 2003 | | South Africa, Eswatini urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038447

Quamtana mabusai Huber, 2003d: 500, f. 14, 39, 138-142, 166 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana mabusai Huber et al., 2015: 52, f. 19-20 (m)

Quamtana sp. B Huber et al., 2015: 52, f. 3-5, 17-18, 23-24 (mf, from Germany; here as Quamtana sp. ZFMK Ar 12704 aff. mabusai per Huber, Szymański & Bennett-West, 2024: 84)

Quamtana aff. mabusai Mathy, Claivaz & Dutrey, 2026: 14, f. 1A-C, 2A-B, 3 (mf)

Quamtana mbaba Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038448

Quamtana mbaba Huber, 2003d: 485, f. 2, 32, 57-62 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana merwei Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038449 TYPE SPECIES

Quamtana merwei Huber, 2003d: 504, f. 17, 41, 153-158, 167-172 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana meyeri Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038450

Quamtana meyeri Huber, 2003d: 491, f. 6, 34, 86-92 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana molimo Huber, 2003 | | Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038451

Quamtana molimo Huber, 2003d: 494, f. 8, 36, 97-102, 128-133 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana nandi Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038452

Quamtana nandi Huber, 2003d: 502, f. 15, 40, 143-147 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana nyahururu Huber & Warui, 2012 | | Kenya, Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045543

Quamtana nyahururu Huber & Warui, 2012: 39, f. 6, 59-61, 111-115 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana nylsvley Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038453

Quamtana nylsvley Huber, 2003d: 492, f. 7, 35, 93-96 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana oku Huber, 2003 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038454

Quamtana oku Huber, 2003d: 511, f. 23, 46, 199-203, 219-223 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana tsui Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038455

Quamtana tsui Huber, 2003d: 503, f. 16, 148-152 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana umzinto Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038456

Quamtana umzinto Huber, 2003d: 488, f. 4, 33, 79-82 (Dmf) Original description

Quamtana vidal Huber, 2003 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038457

Quamtana vidal Huber, 2003d: 497, f. 11, 117-121, 134-135 (Dmf) Original description