Biology:Pholcophora

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Pholcophora
Temporal range: Neogene– Present
Scientific classification e
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) 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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896". Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2336. Retrieved 2019-07-04. 
  2. Banks, N. (1896). "New North American spiders and mites". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 23: 57–77. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2245424 entry