World Spider Catalog

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. Sertana Huber, 2026 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06472

type Sertana igapora Huber, 2026; gender feminine

Sertana bumba Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067078

Sertana bumba Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 95, f. 49D, 50F, 52A, E, 53G, 54B, D, 55F, 71A-C, 72A-F, 73A-C, 74A-F (Dmf) Original description

Sertana capivara Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067079

Sertana capivara Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 100, f. 75A-C, 76A-G, 77A-C, 78A-E (Dmf) Original description

Sertana igapora Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067075 TYPE SPECIES

Sertana igapora Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 81, f. 48A-B, 49A-C, F, 50A-B, 51A-B, E-F, 52B-C, 53C-E, 54A, C, E, G-H, 55A-C, G, 58A-C, 59A-F, 60A-C, 61A-G (Dmf) Original description

Sertana lapa Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067077

Sertana lapa Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 90, f. 48E-F, 49E, 50C-E, 51C-D, 52D, F, 53A-B, F, 54F, 55D-E, H, 66A-C, 67A-F, 68A-C, 69A-D, 70A-H (Dmf) Original description

Sertana sagarana Huber, 2026 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067076

Sertana sagarana Huber, in Huber et al., 2026: 85, f. 48C-D, 62A-C, 63A-F, 64A-C, 65A-F (Dmf) Original description