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. Uthina Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00429

type Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893; gender feminine

N.B.: not a senior synonym of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986b: 47); see Beatty, Berry & Huber, 2008: 18, f. 29-31, 50-51.

Transferred to other genera:

Uthina atrigularis Simon, 1901 -- see Pribumia

Uthina tauricornis (Thorell, 1898) -- see Belisana

In synonymy:

Uthina longiventris (Simon, 1893, T from Pholcus) = Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 (Huber, 2011b: 34)

Uthina tagoman (Huber, 2001, T from Pholcus) = Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 (Huber, 2011b: 34)

Uthina huahinensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048787

Uthina huahinensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XIX, f. S6A-D, S7A-D, S8A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina huifengi Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048788

Spermophora longiventris Kritscher, 1957: 263, f. 15-16 (m; misidentified per Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 197)

Uthina luzonica Huber, 2011b: 34, f. 110, 118-119 (mf, misidentified per Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 197)

Uthina huifengi Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XX, f. S9A-D, S10A-D, S11A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina huifengi Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 197, f. 12-13, 71-74, 92-97, 102 (mf)

Uthina hylobatea Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019 | | Indonesia (Bali, Java) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050951

Uthina hylobatea Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 189, f. 7-9, 31-39, 50-59, 76 (Dmf) Original description

Uthina javaensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Indonesia (Java) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048789

Uthina javaensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXI, f. S12A-E (Df) Original description

Uthina khaosokensis Yao, Li & Jäger, 2014 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046888

Uthina khaosokensis Yao, Li & Jäger, 2014: 344, f. 44-56 (Dm) Original description

Uthina khaosokensis Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 203, f. 16-17, 78-80 (Df)

Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 | | Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland), Pacific Is. Introduced to Seychelles, Réunion, Taiwan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003978 TYPE SPECIES

Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893a: 476 (Df) Original description

Spermophora longiventris Simon, 1893g: 321 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003914]

Pholcus tagoman Huber, 2001: 116, f. 363-377 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036972]

Pholcus longiventris Saaristo, 2001b: 10, f. 1-6 (m, Df, T from Spermophora)

Pholcus sp. B Beatty, Berry & Huber, 2008: 19, f. 29-31, 50-51 (mf; here per Huber, 2011b: 34, but per Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 205 probably belongs to an undescribed species]

Pholcus longiventris Saaristo, 2010: 165, f. 25.38-45 (mf)

Uthina luzonica Huber, 2011b: 34, f. f. 38, 52-55, 111, 114-115, 120-121, 146 (mf, S of Spermophora longiventris and Pholcus tagoman; f. 110, 118-119 see Uthina huifengi; f. 112, 122-123 see U. sulawesiensis; other figs. belong to undescribed species per Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 197)

Uthina luzonica Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 204, f. 20-21, 81-91, 103 (mf)

Uthina maya Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019 | | Indonesia (Bali) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050950

Uthina maya Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 183, f. 5-6, 22-30, 40-49, 75 (Dmf) Original description

Uthina mimpi Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019 | | Indonesia (Sulawesi) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050952

Uthina mimpi Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 195, f. 10-11, 60-70, 77 (Dmf) Original description

Uthina muangensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048790

Uthina muangensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXII, f. S13A-D, S14A-D, S15A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina potharamensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048791

Uthina potharamensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXIII, f. S16A-D, S17A-D, S18A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina ratchaburi Huber, 2011 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044712

Uthina ratchaburi Huber, 2011b: 40, f. 39-40, 60-61, 126-136 (Dmf) Original description

Uthina saiyokensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048792

Uthina saiyokensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXIII, f. S19A-D, S20A-D, S21A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina sarikaensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048793

Uthina sarikaensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXV, f. S22A-E (Df) Original description

Uthina sulawesiensis Yao & Li, 2016 | | Indonesia (Sulawesi, Ternate) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048794

Uthina luzonica Huber, 2011b: 134, f. 112, 122-123 (mf; misidentified per Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 202)

Uthina sulawesiensis Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXV, f. S23A-D, S24A-D, S25A-B (Dmf) Original description

Uthina sulawesiensis Huber, Caspar & Eberle, 2019: 202, f. 14-15, 98-101 (f)

Uthina wongpromi Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048795

Uthina wongpromi Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXVI, f. S26A-D, S27A-C (Dm) Original description

Uthina yunchuni Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048796

Uthina yunchuni Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXVII, f. S28A-E (Df) Original description

Uthina zhigangi Yao & Li, 2016 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048797

Uthina zhigangi Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2016: XXVIII, f. S29A-E (Df) Original description