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. Caipira Huber, 2026 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06457
type Caipira mineira Huber, 2026; gender feminine

N.B.: type genus and single genus of the subfamily Caipirinae Meng, Carvalho, Podsiadlowski & Huber, 2026 (Meng et al., 2026: 99).

Caipira baiana Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066737
Caipira baiana Huber in Meng et al., 2026: 109, f. 3c-d, 15a-c, 16a-f, 17a-e, 18a-d (Dmf) Original description
Caipira mineira Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066736 TYPE SPECIES
Caipira mineira Huber in Meng et al., 2026: 102, f. 3a-b, 5a-c, 6a-f, 7a-d, 8a-f, 9a-f, 10a-f, 11a-f, 12a-f, 13, 14 (Dmf) Original description

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