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Checklist for Family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851 (Carpenter spider)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
628
3831
18744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
533
3328
16459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
119
1318
8661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
99
1268
8500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
74
1157
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
72
1155
7872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pholcoidea
C.L. Koch, 1851
3
28
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPholcidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Carpenter spider, Cellar, Cellar spiders, Daddy long-legs
25
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
25 Genera with 245 Species
#ABCFHILMPST
Anopsicus Chamberlin &..., 198237SpeciesTaxom
Artema Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Belisana Thorell, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bryantina Brignoli, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Chisosa Huber, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Coryssocnemis Simon, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Crossopriza Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Falconia Gonzalez-Sponga, 01SpeciesTaxom
Holocnemus Simon, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopholcus Kulczynski, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ixchela Huber, 202020SpeciesTaxom
Leptopholcus Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mecolaesthus Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Mesabolivar Gonzalez-Sponga, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Metagonia Simon, 193837SpeciesTaxom
Micropholcus Deeleman-Rei..., 18872SpeciesTaxom
Modisimus Simon, 197423SpeciesTaxom
Pholcophora Banks, 19357SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 201117SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 202036SpeciesTaxom
Psilochorus Simon, 191938SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopina Kraus, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Spermophora Hentz, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Tolteca Huber, 20236SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
245 Species
Anopsicus alteriae Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus beatus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus bispinosus Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus bolivari Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus boneti Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus chiapa Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus covadonga Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus davisi Gertsch, 1939Fat Innkeeper
Anopsicus debora Gertsch, 1977
Anopsicus elliotti Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus evansi Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus exiguus Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus grubbsi Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus gruta Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus iviei Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus jeanae Gertsch, 1977
Anopsicus lucidus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus malkini Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus mckenziei Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus mirabilis Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus mitchelli Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus modicus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus niveus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus ocote Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus palenque Gertsch, 1977
Anopsicus pearsei Chamberlin &..., 1938Silky ant
Anopsicus pecki Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus placens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896
Anopsicus potrero Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus puebla Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus reddelli Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus soileauae Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus speophilus Chamberlin &..., 1938Cellar spiders
Anopsicus tehuanus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus troglodyta Gertsch, 1971
Anopsicus vinnulus Gertsch, 1982
Anopsicus wileyae Gertsch, 1982
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874
Belisana nomis Huber, 2005Bethylid wasps
Chisosa baja Gertsch, 1982
Chisosa calapa Huber, Meng ..., 2024
Chisosa diluta Gertsch & Mu..., 1940
Coryssocnemis clara Gertsch, 1971
Coryssocnemis faceta Gertsch, 1971
Coryssocnemis iviei Gertsch, 1971
Crossopriza lyoni Blackwall, 1867Box spiders
Falconia maculipennis
Holocnemus caudatus Dufour, 1820
Holocnemus pluchei Scopoli, 1763Daddy long-legs spider
Hoplopholcus longipes Spassky, 1934
Ixchela abernathyi Gertsch, 1971
Ixchela azteca Valdez-Mondr..., 2015
Ixchela franckei Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela grix Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela huasteca Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela huberi Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela jalisco Valdez-Mondr..., 2015
Ixchela juarezi Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela mendozai Valdez-Mondr..., 2015
Ixchela mixe Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela panchovillai Valdez-Mondr..., 2020
Ixchela pecki Gertsch, 1971
Ixchela placida Gertsch, 1971
Ixchela purepecha Valdez-Mondr..., 2015
Ixchela santibanezi Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela simoni Cambridge, 1898
Ixchela taxco Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela tlayuda Valdez-Mondr..., 2015
Ixchela tzotzil Valdez-Mondr..., 2013
Ixchela zapatai Valdez-Mondr..., 2020
Leptopholcus tipula Simon, 1907
Mecolaesthus nigrifrons Simon, 1894
Mesabolivar aurantiacus Mello-Leitao, 1930
Mesabolivar botocudo Huber, 2000
Mesabolivar iguazu Huber, 2000
Metagonia amica (Gertsch, 1971)⇒ Metagonia modesta Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia asintal Huber, 1998Cellar spiders
Metagonia atoyacae Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia bella Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia candela Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia capilla Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia caudata Cambridge, 1895Cellar spiders
Metagonia chiquita Gertsch, 1977
Metagonia coahuila Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia cuate Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia delicata Cambridge, 1895Cellar spiders
Metagonia faceta Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia goodnighti Gertsch, 1977
Metagonia guaga Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia iviei Gertsch, 1977
Metagonia joya Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia lepida Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia luisa Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia martha Gertsch, 1973
Metagonia maximiliani Brignoli, 1972
Metagonia maya Chamberlin &..., 1938Silky ant
Metagonia mcnatti Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia modesta Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia oxtalja Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia pachona Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia paranapiacaba Huber, Rheim..., 2005
Metagonia placida Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia puebla Gertsch, 1986
Metagonia punctata Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia pura Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia secreta Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia serena Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia suzanne Gertsch, 1973
Metagonia tinaja Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia tlamaya Gertsch, 1971
Metagonia torete Gertsch, 1977
Metagonia yucatana (Chamberlin &..., 1938)⇒ Metagonia iviei Gertsch, 1977
Micropholcus dalei Petrunkevitch, 1929
Micropholcus fauroti Simon, 1887Cellar spider
Modisimus beneficus Gertsch, 1973
Modisimus boneti Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus bribri Huber, 1998Cellar spiders
Modisimus chiapa Gertsch, 1977
Modisimus culicinus Simon, 1893Cellar spider
Modisimus deltoroi Valdez-Mondr..., 2009
Modisimus dilutus Gertsch, 1941
Modisimus dominical Huber, 1998Cellar spiders
Modisimus guatuso Huber, 1998Cellar spiders
Modisimus guerrerensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937
Modisimus inornatus Cambridge, 1895
Modisimus iviei Gertsch, 1973
Modisimus maculatipes Cambridge, 1895
Modisimus mckenziei Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus mitchelli Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus palenque Gertsch, 1977
Modisimus propinquus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)⇒ Modisimus inornatus Cambridge, 1895
Modisimus pusillus Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus rainesi Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus reddelli Gertsch, 1971
Modisimus sanpedro Jiménez & P..., 2015
Modisimus texanus Banks, 1906
Modisimus tzotzile Brignoli, 1974
Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896
Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977
Pholcophora mazatlan Huber, 2023
Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982
Pholcophora papanoa Huber, 2023
Pholcophora tehuacan Huber, 2023
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935Clubmosses
Pholcus chattoni Millot, 1941
Pholcus cheaha Huber, 2011
Pholcus choctaw Huber, 2011
Pholcus cornutus
Pholcus dade Huber, 2011
Pholcus dixie Huber, 2011
Pholcus jusahi Huber, 2011
Pholcus kindia Huber, 2011
Pholcus kingi Huber, 2011
Pholcus koasati Huber, 2011
Pholcus lanieri Huber, 2011
Pholcus manueli Gertsch, 1937Cellar Spider
Pholcus muralicola Maughan & Fitch, 1976
Pholcus opilionoides (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Pholcus manueli Gertsch, 1937
Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)⇒ Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858
Pholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893)⇒ Leptopholcus podophthalmus Simon, 1893
Pholcus reevesi Huber, 2011
Physocyclus bicornis Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus brevicornus Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus californicus Chamberlin &..., 1929
Physocyclus cornutus Banks, 1898
Physocyclus darwini Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus dugesi Simon, 1893Cellar spiders
Physocyclus enaulus Crosby, 1926
Physocyclus franckei Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus gertschi Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Physocyclus hoogstraali Gertsch & Davis, 1942
Physocyclus huacana Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus lautus Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus lyncis Nolasco & Va..., 2022
Physocyclus mariachi Nolasco & Va..., 2022
Physocyclus marialuisae Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus merus Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus mexicanus Banks, 1898
Physocyclus michoacanus Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus modestus Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus montanoi Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus mysticus Chamberlin, 1924
Physocyclus palmarus Jimenez & Pa..., 2013
Physocyclus paredesi Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus pedregosus Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus peribanensis Valdez-Mondr..., 2014
Physocyclus platnicki Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus pocamadre Nolasco & Va..., 2022
Physocyclus reddelli Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus rothi Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus sarae Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus sikuapu Nolasco & Va..., 2022
Physocyclus sprousei Valdez-Mondr..., 2010
Physocyclus tanneri Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Physocyclus validus Gertsch, 1971
Physocyclus xerophilus Nolasco & Va..., 2020
Psilochorus acanthus Chamberlin &..., 1942
Psilochorus agnosticus Chamberlin, 1924
Psilochorus apicalis Banks, 1921
Psilochorus bantus Chamberlin &..., 1942
Psilochorus californiae Chamberlin, 1919
Psilochorus cambridgei (Gertsch & Davis, 1937)⇒ Mesabolivar aurantiacus Mello-Leitao, 1930
Psilochorus coahuilanus (Gertsch & Davis, 1937)⇒ Psilochorus pallidulus Gertsch, 1935
Psilochorus coloradensis Slowik, 2009
Psilochorus concinnus Gertsch, 1973
Psilochorus concolor Slowik, 2009
Psilochorus conjunctus Gertsch & Davis, 1942
Psilochorus cordatus Bilimek, 1867
Psilochorus cornutus Keyserling, 1887
Psilochorus delicatus Gertsch, 1971
Psilochorus diablo Gertsch, 1971
Psilochorus dogmaticus Chamberlin, 1924
Psilochorus durangoanus Gertsch & Davis, 1937
Psilochorus fishi Gertsch, 1971
Psilochorus gertschi (Schenkel, 1950)⇒ Psilochorus apicalis Banks, 1921
Psilochorus hesperus Gertsch & Ivie, 1936
Psilochorus hooki Slowik, 2009
Psilochorus imitatus Gertsch & Mu..., 1940
Psilochorus inyo Slowik, 2009
Psilochorus minutus Banks, 1898
Psilochorus murphyi Gertsch, 1973
Psilochorus pallidulus Gertsch, 1935Clubmosses
Psilochorus papago Gertsch & Davis, 1942
Psilochorus pullulus Hentz, 1850
Psilochorus redemptus Gertsch & Mu..., 1940
Psilochorus rockefelleri Gertsch, 1935Clubmosses
Psilochorus russelli Gertsch, 1971
Psilochorus simoni Berland, 1911
Psilochorus simplicior (Chamberlin &..., 1942)⇒ Psilochorus simoni Berland, 1911
Psilochorus sinaloa Gertsch & Davis, 1942
Psilochorus tellezi Gertsch, 1971
Psilochorus texanus Slowik, 2009
Psilochorus topanga Chamberlin &..., 1942
Psilochorus utahensis Chamberlin, 1919
Smeringopina pulchra Millot, 1941
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider
Spermophora senoculata Dugès, 1836Short-bodied cellar spider
Spermophora tonkoui Huber, 2003
Tolteca hesperia Gertsch, 1982
Tolteca huahua Huber, 2023
Tolteca jalisco Gertsch, 1982
Tolteca manzanillo Huber, 2023
Tolteca oaxaca Huber, 2023
Tolteca sinnombre Huber, 2023

Subnodes of Pholcidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyHolocneminae
7
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyModisiminae
Simon, 1893
6
68
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNinetinae
Simon, 1890
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcinae
C. L. Koch, 1851
8
98
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pholcidae at artfakta.se
Pholcidae at biodiversity.org.au
Pholcidae at dyntaxa.se
Pholcidae at gbif.org
Pholcidae at irmng.org
Pholcidae at itis.gov