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.

Gen. Leptopholcus Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00394

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

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)