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).

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Last updated: 2025-11-23

Genera counts

ACCEPTED: 98

SYNONYM: 46

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 2062

SYNONYM: 126

NOMEN NUDUM: 3

NOMEN DUBIUM: 6

HOMONYM: 1

Taxonomic Reference
Original description C. L. Koch, 1850: 31
Reference

Koch, C. L. (1850). Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Heft 5. J. L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg, 77 pp. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.39561 -- Show included taxa

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2026-02-17 Family updated Old value
2018-10-15 Nota bene edited Old value

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