type Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896; gender feminine

N.B.: not a senior synonym of Anopsicus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 or Pholcophorina Gertsch, 1939 (Gertsch, 1982b: 104, contra Gertsch, 1971: 76).

Transferred to other genera:
Pholcophora baerti Gertsch & Peck, 1992 -- see Galapa
Pholcophora baja Gertsch, 1982 -- see Chisosa
Pholcophora bella Gertsch & Peck, 1992 -- see Galapa
Pholcophora bispinosa Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora bolivari Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora debora Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora diluta Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 -- see Chisosa
Pholcophora elliotti Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora evansi Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora exigua Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora gruta Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora hanakash Brignoli, 1974 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora hesperia Gertsch, 1982 -- see Tolteca
Pholcophora jalisco Gertsch, 1982 -- see Tolteca
Pholcophora jeanae Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora juruensis Mello-Leitão, 1922 -- see Physocyclus
Pholcophora levii Gertsch, 1982 -- see Papiamenta
Pholcophora mitchelli Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora munda Gertsch, 1982 -- see Guaranita
Pholcophora palenque Gertsch, 1977 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora pearsei (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938) -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora placens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora quieta Gertsch, 1973 -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora speophila (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938) -- see Anopsicus
Pholcophora troglodyta Gertsch, 1971 -- see Anopsicus

In synonymy:
Pholcophora obscura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 = Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 (Gertsch, 1982b: 97).

Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896e: 57 (Dm).
Pholcophora americana Gertsch, 1935a: 11, f. 19-21 (m, Df).
Pholcophora obscura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 12, pl. 6, f. 45 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058297].
Pholcophora americana Gertsch, 1982b: 97, f. 1-4, 7-9 (mf, S of Pholcophora obscura).
Pholcophora americana Huber, 2000: 114, f. 129, 155, 429-440 (mf).
Pholcophora americana Huber et al., 2023c: 14, f. 3A, 4A-C, 5A-H, 6A-D, 7A-F, 8A-H, 33A-B (mf).

Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982b: 104, f. 329-331 (Df).
"Pholcophora" bahama Huber, 2000: 334, f. 1356 (f, probably misplaced).

Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977: 112, f. 33-35 (Df).
"Pholcophora" maria Huber, 2000: 336, f. 1357 (f, probably misplaced).

Pholcophora mazatlan Huber, in Huber et al., 2023c: 19, f. 3B-E, 9A-C, 10A-H, 11A-D, 12A-F, 13A-H, 33C-D (Dmf).

Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982b: 99, f. 5-6, 10-11 (Dm).
Pholcophora mexcala Huber, 2000: 114, f. 441-442 (m).

Pholcophora papanoa Huber, in Huber et al., 2023c: 24, f. 3F-G, 14A-C, 15A-H, 16A-E, 17A-F, 18A-F, 33E-F (Dmf).

Pholcophora tehuacan Huber, in Huber et al., 2023c: 35, f. 3J-K, 25A-C, 26A-H, 27A-D, 28A-F, 29A-H, 33K-L (Dmf).

Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935a: 11, f. 22-24 (Dm).
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1982b: 100, f. 16-18, 25-27 (m, Df).
Pholcophora texana Huber, 2000: 117, f. 443-447 (mf).
Pholcophora texana Huber et al., 2023c: 29, f. 3H-I, 19A-C, 20A-H, 21A-B, 22A-D, 23A-H, 24A-H, 33I–J (mf).