Pholcophora
Genus of spiders
Pholcophora Temporal range: Neogene– Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pholcidae |
Genus: | Pholcophora Banks, 1896[1] |
Type species | |
P. americana Banks, 1896 | |
Species | |
8, see text |
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
See also
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