Family: PHOLCIDAE C. L. Koch, 1851
cellar or daddylongleg spiders
Family Pages are Currently Under Construction
Similar Families
Family Name Authority
Koch, C. L. 1850. Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Nürnberg, Heft 5, pp. 1-77.
Diagnosis
(Not yet recorded or unknown)
Characters
- Body Size: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Colour: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Carapace: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Eyes: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Chelicerae: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Legs: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Abdomen: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Spinnerets: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
Distribution
(Not yet recorded or unknown)
Natural History
Feeding Guild:† space web builders
(General natural history not yet recorded or unknown)
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.
Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 33 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Chisosa Huber, 2000 |  |
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| 2 | Crossopriza Simon, 1893 | |
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| 3 | Holocnemus Simon, 1873 | |
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| 4 | Metagonia Simon, 1893 | |
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| 5 | Modisimus Simon, 1893 | |
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| 6 | Pholcophora Banks, 1896 | |
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| 7 | Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 | |
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| 8 | Physocyclus Simon, 1893 | |
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| 9 | Psilochorus Simon, 1893 | |
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| 10 | Smeringopus Simon, 1890 | |
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| 11 | Spermophora Hentz, 1841 | |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
Disclaimer: every attempt is made to ensure these images are accurate. To contest an identification, contact David P. Shorthouse (dshorthouse(at)eol.org).
Additional Taxonomic and Natural History References
(Not yet recorded)