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. Spermophorides Wunderlich, 1992 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00421

type Spermophora heterogibbifera Wunderlich, 1987; gender feminine

Transferred to other genera:

Spermophorides justoi Wunderlich, 1992 -- see Ossinissa

Spermophorides africana Huber, 2007 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041014

Spermophorides africana Huber, 2007: 38, f. 10-12, 62-68 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides anophthalma Wunderlich, 1999 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003933

Spermophorides anophthalma Wunderlich, 1999b: 71, f. 1-4 (Dm) Original description

Spermophorides baunei Wunderlich, 1995 | | Italy (Sardinia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003934

Spermophorides baunei Wunderlich, 1995a: 365, f. 5-11 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides baunei Le Peru, 2011: 158, f. 203 (mf)

Spermophorides caesaris (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003935

Spermophora caesaris Wunderlich, 1987a: 96, f. 215-221 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides caesaris Wunderlich, 1992a: 325, f. 181-182 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides cuneata (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003936

Spermophora cuneata Wunderlich, 1987a: 94, f. 194-201 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides cuneata Wunderlich, 1992a: 325 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides elevata (Simon, 1873) | | Western Mediterranean urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003937

Spermophora elevata Simon, 1873a: 50, pl. 3, f. 9-10 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophora elevata Simon, 1914: 239, f. 493 (mf)

Spermophora elevata Dresco & Hubert, 1969: 170, f. 6-10 (mf)

Spermophora elevata Senglet, 1973b: 308, f. 1-8 (mf)

Spermophorides elevata Wunderlich, 1992a: 324, f. 237 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides elevata Le Peru, 2011: 158, f. 204 (mf)

Spermophorides esperanza (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003938

Spermophora esperanza Wunderlich, 1987a: 95, f. 211-214 (Df) Original description

Spermophorides esperanza Wunderlich, 1992a: 325, f. 183 (Tf from Spermophora, Dm)

Spermophorides flava Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003939

Spermophorides flava Wunderlich, 1992a: 326, f. 184-187 (Dm) Original description

Spermophorides fuertecavensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003940

Spermophorides fuertecavensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 326, f. 188-194 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides fuerteventurensis (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003941

Spermophora fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1987a: 93, f. 186-192 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 327 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides gibbifer (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003942

Spermophora gibbifer Wunderlich, 1987a: 96, f. 222-225 (Df; for the ending of the specific epithet see ICZN Article 31.2.2) Original description

Spermophorides gibbifer Wunderlich, 1992a: 84 (T from Spermophora)

Spermophorides gomerensis (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003943

Spermophora gomerensis Wunderlich, 1987a: 95, f. 202-210 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 84 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides hermiguensis (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003944

Spermophora hermiguensis Wunderlich, 1987a: 92, f. 175-176 (Df) Original description

Spermophorides hermiguensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 328, f. 195-197 (Tf from Spermophora, Dm)

Spermophorides heterogibbifer (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003945 TYPE SPECIES

Spermophora heterogibbifer Wunderlich, 1987a: 92, f. 177-185 (Dmf; for the ending of the specific epithet see ICZN Article 31.2.2) Original description

Spermophorides heterogibbifer Wunderlich, 1992a: 324 (T from Spermophora)

Spermophorides hierroensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003946

Spermophorides hierroensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 328, f. 198-203 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides huberti (Senglet, 1973) | | Spain, France urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003909

Spermophora huberti Senglet, 1973b: 310, f. 9-16 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides huberti Senglet, 2001: 64, 34-36 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides huberti Le Peru, 2011: 158, f. 205 (mf)

Spermophorides icodensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003947

Spermophorides icodensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 329, f. 204-206 (Dm) Original description

Spermophorides lanzarotensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003949

Spermophorides lanzarotensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 330, f. 210-212 (Df) Original description

Spermophorides lascars Saaristo, 2001 | | Seychelles urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037492

Spermophorides lascars Saaristo, 2001b: 24, f. 61-64 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides lascars Saaristo, 2010: 171, f. 25.64-68 (mf)

Spermophorides mamma (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003950

Spermophora mamma Wunderlich, 1987a: 98, f. 241-251, 703 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides mamma Wunderlich, 1992a: 330 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides mammata (Senglet, 1973) | | Spain urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003917

Spermophora mammata Senglet, 1973b: 317, f. 42-50 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophora mammata Wunderlich, 1987a: 87, f. 174 (f)

Spermophorides mammata Senglet, 2001: 64 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides mammata Le Peru, 2011: 158, f. 206 (mf)

Spermophorides mediterranea (Senglet, 1973) | | Spain, France, Malta. Introduced to Belgium urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003918

Spermophora mediterranea Senglet, 1973b: 312, f. 17-24 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides mediterranea Senglet, 2001: 64, f. 31-33, 50-51 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides mediterranea Le Peru, 2011: 159, f. 207 (mf)

Spermophorides mediterranea Henrard, 2023: 76, f. 5A-F, 6A-H, 7A-H (mf)

Spermophorides mediterranea Rehfeldt & Cassar, 2024: 32, f. 26a-d, 42b (f)

Spermophorides mercedes (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003951

Spermophora mercedes Wunderlich, 1987a: 98, f. 236-240 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides mercedes Wunderlich, 1992a: 84 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides petraea (Senglet, 1973) | | Spain urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003924

Spermophora petraea Senglet, 1973b: 315, f. 33-41 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides petraea Senglet, 2001: 64 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides petraea Le Peru, 2011: 159, f. 208 (mf)

Spermophorides pseudomamma (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003952

Spermophora pseudomamma Wunderlich, 1987a: 99, f. 252-256, 704 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides pseudomamma Wunderlich, 1992a: 331 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides ramblae Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003953

Spermophorides ramblae Wunderlich, 1992a: 331, f. 213-218 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides reventoni Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003954

Spermophorides reventoni Wunderlich, 1992a: 331, f. 219-225a (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides sciakyi (Pesarini, 1984) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003955

Spermophora sciakyi Pesarini, 1984b: 285, f. 1-9 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides sciakyi Wunderlich, 1992a: 332, f. 226-231 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides selvagensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Selvagens Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003956

Spermophorides selvagensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 332, f. 232-236 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides simoni (Senglet, 1973) | | France (Corsica) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003928

Spermophora simoni Senglet, 1973c: 684, f. 1-8 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides simoni Senglet, 2001: 64 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides simoni Le Peru, 2011: 159, f. 209 (mf)

Spermophorides tenerifensis (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003957

Spermophora tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987a: 97, f. 226-235 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 333 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides tenoensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003958

Spermophorides tenoensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 334, f. 238-244 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides tilos (Wunderlich, 1987) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003959

Spermophora tilos Wunderlich, 1987a: 94, f. 193 (Df) Original description

Spermophorides tilos Wunderlich, 1992a: 334, f. 245 (Tf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides valentiana (Senglet, 1973) | | Spain urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003931

Spermophora valentiana Senglet, 1973b: 315, f. 25-32 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophorides valentiana Senglet, 2001: 64 (Tmf from Spermophora)

Spermophorides valentiana Le Peru, 2011: 159, f. 210 (mf)