Pholcophora Explained

Pholcophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1896.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, found in North America:^[2]

• 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

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

Notes and References

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