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. Lyleka Huber, 2026 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06476

type Lyleka combeima Huber, 2026; gender feminine

Lyleka bromelicola (Huber, 2019) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050907

Psilochorus bromelicolus Huber, in Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 64, f. 240-251 (Dmf; specific epithet stated to be adjectival, see FAQ 6) Original description

Psilochorus Br10-36 Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 68, f. 252-254 (f; here per Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 19, sub Lyleka sp. Br10-36 aff. bromelicola)

Psilochorus Br11-147 Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 68, f. 255-257 (f; here per Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 18, sub Lyleka sp. Br11-147 aff. bromelicola)

Psilochorus Br11-81 Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 68, f. 258-260 (f; here per Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 18, sub Lyleka sp. Br11-81 aff. bromelicola)

Psilochorus Br15-173 Huber & Carvalho, 2019: 68, f. 261-263 (f; here per Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 18, sub Lyleka sp. Br15-173 aff. bromelicola)

Lyleka bromelicola Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 15 (T from Psilochorus)

Lyleka combeima Huber, 2026 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067117 TYPE SPECIES

Lyleka combeima Huber, in Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 7, f. 2A-C, 4A-C, 5A-F, 6A-C, 7A-E, S1A-D, S2A-D (Dmf) Original description

Lyleka sp. Col196 aff. combeima Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 15, f. 9A-D (f)

Lyleka sp. Ar 24750 aff. combeima Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 15, f. 10A-D (f)

Lyleka copachi Huber, 2026 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067118

Lyleka copachi Huber, in Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 12, f. 2D, 6D, 8A-D, S1A-D, S2A-D (Dmf) Original description

Lyleka itaguyrussu (Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039669

Psilochorus itaguyrussu Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005b: 274, f. 1-2, 5a, 6a, 7-9 (Dm) Original description

Lyleka itaguyrussu Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 20, f. 11A-C, 12A-G, 13A-D (m, Df, T from Psilochorus)

Lyleka ybytyriguara (Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039670

Psilochorus ybytyriguara Huber, Rheims & Brescovit, 2005b: 274, f. 3-4, 5b, 6b (Dm) Original description

Lyleka ybytyriguara Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 23 (T from Psilochorus)

Lyleka sp. Br22-175 aff. ybytyriguara Huber, Meng & Cabra-García, 2026: 24, f. 14A-E (f)