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. Leptopholcus Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00394
type Leptopholcus signifer Simon, 1893; gender masculine

Transferred to other genera:

Leptopholcus baoruco Huber, 2006 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus brazlandia Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus dalei (Petrunkevitch, 1929) -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus debilis (Thorell, 1899) -- see Pholcus

Leptopholcus delicatulus Franganillo, 1930 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus evaluna Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus hispaniola Huber, 2000 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus jamaica Huber, 2000 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus occidentalis Mello-Leitão, 1929 -- see Micromerys

Leptopholcus pataxo Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus toma Huber, 2006 -- see Micropholcus

Leptopholcus borneensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 | | Thailand, Indonesia (Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003430
Leptopholcus borneensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986a: 211, f. 18-23, 25, 59f (Df) Original description
Leptopholcus borneensis Huber, 2011b: 94, f. 225-227, 267-268, 378-394 (f, Dm)
Leptopholcus budongo Huber, 2011 | | Congo, Kenya, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044718
Leptopholcus budongo Huber, 2011b: 76, f. 250-251, 319-323 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus debakkeri Huber, 2011 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044716
Leptopholcus debakkeri Huber, 2011b: 67, f. 209-211, 238-239, 286-300 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus dioscoridis Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 | | Yemen (Socotra) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037486
Leptopholcus dioscoridis Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001: 202, f. 27-29 (Dm) Original description
Leptopholcus dioscoridis Huber, 2011b: 82, f. 219, 331-332 (m)
Leptopholcus dschang Huber, 2011 | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044717
Leptopholcus dschang Huber, 2011b: 75, f. 9, 213-214, 248-249, 316-318 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus gabonicus Huber, 2014 | | Gabon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046976
Leptopholcus gabonicus Huber in Huber, Le Gall & Mavoungou, 2014: 23, f. 1, 44-52 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus gracilis Berland, 1920 | | Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003434
Leptopholcus gracilis Berland, 1920c: 131, f. 150-153 (Df) Original description
Leptopholcus gracilis Brignoli, 1980e: 649, f. 1-5 (f, Dm)
Leptopholcus gracilis Huber, 2011b: 71, f. 10, 212, 240-247, 301-315 (mf)
Leptopholcus griswoldi Huber, 2011 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044723
Leptopholcus griswoldi Huber, 2011b: 86, f. 221, 265-266, 351-354 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus guineensis Millot, 1941 | | West Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003435
Leptopholcus guineensis Millot, 1941: 16, f. 6A-E (Df) Original description
Leptopholcus guineensis Brignoli, 1980e: 651, f. 6 (f)
Leptopholcus guineensis Huber, 2009b: 2502, f. 7, 24-25, 28-29, 63-81 (f, Dm)
Leptopholcus gurnahi Huber, 2011 | | Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044720
Leptopholcus gurnahi Huber, 2011b: 80, f. 217-218, 254-255, 328-330 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus huongson Huber, 2011 | | China, Thailand, Vietnam urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044726
Leptopholcus huongson Huber, 2011b: 93, f. 271-272, 373-377 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus huongson Zhang & Peng, 2012: 635, f. 1a-g (mf)
Leptopholcus kandy Huber, 2011 | | India, Sri Lanka urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044725
Leptopholcus kandy Huber, 2011b: 91, f. 269-270, 369-372 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus kintampo Huber & Kwapong, 2013 | | Ghana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046603
Leptopholcus kintampo Huber & Kwapong, 2013: 28, f. 2, 63-76 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus lokobe Huber, 2011 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044721
Leptopholcus lokobe Huber, 2011b: 83, f. 220, 257-262, 333-346 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus ngazidja Huber, 2011 | | Madagascar, Comoros urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044722
Leptopholcus ngazidja Huber, 2011b: 86, f. 222, 347-350 (Dm) Original description
Leptopholcus obo Huber, 2011 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044719
Leptopholcus obo Huber, 2011b: 78, f. 215-216, 252-253, 324-327 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) | | Sri Lanka to China, Singapore urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003746
Pholcus podophthalmus Simon, 1893a: 468, f. 456 (Dmf) Original description
Pholcus podophthalmus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 58, f. 24O-V (mf)
Pholcus podophthalmus Zhang & Zhu, 2009a: 71, f. 39A-D (m)
Leptopholcus podophthalmus Huber, 2011b: 99, f. 232-235, 275-276, 402-417 (Tmf from Pholcus)
Leptopholcus sakalavensis Millot, 1946 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003438
Leptopholcus sakalavensis Millot, 1946a: 147, f. 22-24 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus sakalavensis Huber, 2011b: 83, f. 256 (f)
Leptopholcus signifer Simon, 1893 | | Angola, Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003439 TYPE SPECIES
Leptopholcus signifer Simon, 1893a: 474, f. 459-461, 464 (mf)
Leptopholcus signifer Simon, 1893e: 319 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus signifer Timm, 1976: 72, f. 10-12 (m)
Leptopholcus signifer Huber, 2011b: 67, f. 207-208, 283-285 (m)
Leptopholcus talatakely Huber, 2011 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044724
Leptopholcus talatakely Huber, 2011b: 88, f. 223-224, 263-264, 355-368 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus tanikawai Irie, 1999 | | Japan, China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003440
Leptopholcus tanikawai Irie, 1999a: 37, f. 1-5 (Dmf) Original description
Leptopholcus tanikawai Irie, 2009: 108, f. 9-11 (mf)
Leptopholcus tanikawai Huber, 2011b: 97, f. 228-231, 273-274, 395-401, 426-427 (mf)
Leptopholcus tanikawai Fu & Chen, 2017: 18, f. 2A-E, 3A-E (mf)
Leptopholcus tipula (Simon, 1907) | | West and Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003441
Micromerys tipula Simon, 1907d: 248 (Df) Original description
Leptopholcus tipula Brignoli, 1980e: 653 (Tf from Micromerys)
Leptopholcus tipula Huber, 2009b: 2506, f. 8-9, 26-27, 30-31, 82-100 (f, Dm)

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