Family: PHOLCIDAE C. L. Koch, 1851
cellar or daddylongleg spiders
Similar Families
Family Name Authority
Koch, C. L. 1850. Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Nürnberg, Heft 5, pp. 1-77.
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
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