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. Tissahamia Huber, 2018 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04480

type Pholcus ethagala Huber, 2011; gender feminine

N.B.: described for the former Pholcus ethagala group (Huber, 2011a: 171, Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86).

Tissahamia barisan (Huber, 2016) | | Indonesia (Sumatra) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048519

Pholcus barisan Huber in Huber et al., 2016b: 21, f. 63-66, 72-76, 80, 90-92 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia barisan Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia bukittimah (Huber, 2016) | | Singapore urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048518

Pholcus bukittimah Huber in Huber et al., 2016b: 18, f. 59-62, 67-71, 79, 87-89 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia bukittimah Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia ethagala (Huber, 2011) | | Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044748 TYPE SPECIES

Pholcus ethagala Huber, 2011b: 174, f. 741-744, 775-776, 793-804 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia ethagala Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia ethagala Huber, 2019: 25, f. 93-96, 103-106 (mf)

Tissahamia gombak (Huber, 2011) | | Malaysia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044752

Pholcus gombak Huber, 2011b: 180, f. 757-760, 784-785, 819-822 (Dmf) Original description

Pholcus gombak Huber et al., 2016b: 13, f. 32-35, 39-47 (mf)

Tissahamia gombak Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia karuna Huber, 2019 | | Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050920

Tissahamia karuna Huber, 2019: 27, f. 97-98, 107-111, 116-117, 120-121 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia kottawagamaensis (Yao & Li, 2016) | | Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048503

Pholcus kottawagamaensis Yao & Li in Dong et al., 2016a: 208, f. 5A-D, 6A-H (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia kottawagamaensis Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia kottawagamaensis Huber, 2019: 30, f. 101-102, 114-115, 119, 124-125 (mf)

Tissahamia ledang (Huber, 2011) | | Malaysia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044751

Pholcus ledang Huber, 2011b: 180, f. 753-756, 781-783, 814-818 (Dmf) Original description

Pholcus ledang Huber et al., 2016b: 16, f. 36-38, 48-58 (mf)

Tissahamia ledang Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia maturata (Huber, 2011) | | Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044749

Pholcus maturata Huber, 2011b: 177, f. 745-748, 777-778, 805-808 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia maturata Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia maturata Huber, 2019: 28, f. 99-100, 112-113, 118, 122-123 (mf)

Tissahamia phui (Huber, 2011) | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044750

Pholcus phui Huber, 2011b: 178, f. 749-752, 779-780, 809-813 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia phui Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia tanahrata (Huber, 2016) | | Malaysia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048516

Pholcus tanahrata Huber in Huber et al., 2016b: 7, f. 4-7, 10-14, 77, 81-83 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia tanahrata Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia uludong (Huber, 2016) | | Malaysia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048517

Pholcus uludong Huber in Huber et al., 2016b: 9, f. 8-9, 15-31, 78, 84-86 (Dmf) Original description

Tissahamia uludong Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)

Tissahamia vescula (Simon, 1901) | | Malaysia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003770

Pholcus vesculus Simon, 1901k: 49 (Df) Original description

Tissahamia vescula Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 86 (T from Pholcus)