Pholcophora

Pholcophora; Temporal range: Neogene– Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Pholcidae
Genus:	Pholcophora ; Banks, 1896
Type species
	P. americana ; Banks, 1896
Species
	8, see text

Last updated January 04, 2026

Pholcophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1896.^[2]

Species

As of July 2023^[update] it contains eight species, found in North America:^[1]

Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 (type) – USA, Canada
Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982 – Bahamas
Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico
Pholcophora mazatlan Huber, 2023 – Mexico
Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982 – Mexico
Pholcophora papanoa Huber, 2023 – Mexico
Pholcophora tehuacan Huber, 2023 – Mexico
Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico

References

1 2 "Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-04.
↑ Banks, N. (1896). "New North American spiders and mites". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23: 57–77.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 "Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-04.

[Bank1896-2] Banks, N. (1896). "New North American spiders and mites". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23: 57–77.

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