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. Tolteca Huber, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00426

type Pholcophora hesperia Gertsch, 1982; gender feminine

Tolteca hesperia (Gertsch, 1982) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003964 TYPE SPECIES

Pholcophora hesperia Gertsch, 1982b: 102, f. 34-36, 45-47 (Dmf) Original description

Tolteca hesperia Huber, 2000: 118, f. 454 (m, T from Pholcophora; for the other figs see Tolteca oaxaca)

Tolteca hesperia Huber et al., 2023c: 49, f. 36A-B, 37A-C, 38A-F, 39A-D, 40A-F, 41A-H, 42A-H (mf)

Tolteca huahua Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058648

Tolteca huahua Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 65, f. 36I-J, 44G-I, 49A-G, 55D (Dmf) Original description

Tolteca jalisco (Gertsch, 1982) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003965

Pholcophora jalisco Gertsch, 1982b: 102, f. 40-41 (Dm) Original description

Tolteca jalisco Huber, 2000: 120, f. 458-459 (m, T from Pholcophora)

Tolteca jalisco Huber et al., 2023c: 55, f. 36C-D, 43A-G, 55C (Df)

Tolteca manzanillo Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058646

Tolteca manzanillo Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 57, f. 36E-F, 44A-C, 45A-G, 46A-H, 55E (Dmf) Original description

Tolteca oaxaca Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058649

Tolteca hesperia Huber, 2000: 118, f. 75, 126, 153, 448-453, 455-457 (mf; misidentified per Huber et al., 2023c: 49, 67)

Tolteca oaxaca Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 67, f. 36K-L, 50A-C, 51A-F, 52A-D, 53A-F, 54A-H, 55G-H (Dmf) Original description

Tolteca sinnombre Huber, 2023 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058647

Tolteca sinnombre Huber in Huber et al., 2023c: 62, f. 36G-H, 44D-F, 47A-D, 48A-D (Dmf) Original description