Pholcophora

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

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[1]
Type species
P. americana Banks, 1896
Species
5, see text

Species

As of June 2019 it contains five species, found in Mexico, Canada, the United States, and the Bahamas:[1]

• Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 (type) – USA, Canada
• Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982 – Bahama Is.
• Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico
• Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982 – Mexico
• Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

References

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