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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).
In synonymy:
Brachypholcus van Hasselt, 1887 = Psilochorus Simon, 1893 (Bonnet, 1958: 3881, nomen oblitum)
Pseudopholcus van Hasselt, 1887 = Psilochorus Simon, 1893 (Bonnet, 1958: 3881, nomen oblitum)
Transferred to other genera:
Psilochorus bromelicola Huber, 2019 -- see Lyleka
Psilochorus browningi Roewer, 1951 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus bruneocyaneus Mello-Leitão, 1941 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus cambridgei Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus ceruleiventris Mello-Leitão, 1916 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus cyaneomaculatus (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus dasyops Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see Aymaria
Psilochorus fluminensis Mello-Leitão, 1918 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus itaguyrussu Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005 -- see Lyleka
Psilochorus lemniscatus Simon, 1894 -- see Mecolaesthus
Psilochorus marcuzzii Caporiacco, 1955 -- see Pisaboa
Psilochorus minimus Schmidt, 1956 -- see Chibchea
Psilochorus multiguttatus Simon, 1905 -- see Holocneminus
Psilochorus nigridentis Mello-Leitão, 1922 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus nigrifrons Simon, 1894 -- see Mecolaesthus
Psilochorus nigromaculatus Kulczyński, 1911 -- see Arnapa
Psilochorus sectus Mello-Leitão, 1939 -- see Mesabolivar
Psilochorus sphaeroides (L. Koch, 1872) -- see Wugigarra
Psilochorus taperae Mello-Leitão, 1929 -- see Carapoia
Psilochorus wunderlichi Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995 -- see Wugigarra
Psilochorus ybytyriguara Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005 -- see Lyleka
In synonymy:
Psilochorus cacahuamilpensis (Herrera, 1891, T from Pholcus) = Psilochorus cordatus (Bilimek, 1867) (Gertsch, 1971: 72)
Psilochorus coahuilanus Gertsch & Davis, 1937 = Psilochorus pallidulus Gertsch, 1935 (Slowik, 2009: 31)
Psilochorus gertschi Schenkel, 1950 = Psilochorus apicalis Banks, 1921 (Slowik, 2009: 8)
Psilochorus rotundus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898, T from Physocyclus) = Psilochorus simoni (Berland, 1911) (Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 24)
Psilochorus simplicior Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Psilochorus simoni (Berland, 1911) (Slowik, 2009: 39)
Nomen dubium:
Psilochorus cornutus (Keyserling, 1887b: 475, pl. 6, f. 47, m, USA, originally in Pholcus) -- Slowik, 2009: 5
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