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. Meraha Huber, 2018 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04484

type Pholcus krabi Huber, 2016; gender feminine

N.B.: described for the former Pholcus krabi group (Huber et al., 2016a: 30, Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88).

Meraha chiangdao (Huber, 2011) | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044735

Pholcus chiangdao Huber, 2011b: 135, f. 508-510, 525-526, 547-551 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha chiangdao Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha khene (Huber, 2011) | | Laos, Vietnam urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044736

Pholcus khene Huber, 2011b: 137, f. 552-555 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha khene Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha kinabalu (Huber, 2011) | | Malaysia (Borneo) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044737

Pholcus kinabalu Huber, 2011b: 138, f. 511-514, 527-528, 556-569 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha kinabalu Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha kipungit (Huber, 2016) | | Malaysia (Borneo) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048392

Pholcus kipungit Huber in Huber et al., 2016a: 35, f. 108-109, 129-133, 140-142 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha kipungit Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha krabi (Huber, 2016) | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048390 TYPE SPECIES

Pholcus krabi Huber in Huber et al., 2016a: 28, f. 102-105, 111-123, 134-136 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha krabi Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha narathiwat (Huber, 2016) | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048391

Pholcus narathiwat Huber in Huber et al., 2016a: 33, f. 106-107, 124-128, 137-139 (Dmf) Original description

Meraha narathiwat Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)

Meraha shuye (Yao & Li, 2017) | | Indonesia (Borneo) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049536

Pholcus shuye Yao & Li in Dong et al., 2017b: 362, f. 17A-D, 18A-H (Dmf) Original description

Meraha shuye Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018: 88 (T from Pholcus)