page_title: Pholcidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Pholcidae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: English: Holocnemus pluchei, Cellar spider עברית: מרעידן חומפס
context_page_description: The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, granddaddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, long daddy, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera.
  The common name "daddy long-legs" is used for several species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, but is also the common name for several other arthropod groups, including harvestmen and crane flies.
context_section_description: As of April 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:
  Aetana Huber, 2005 — Asia, Fiji
  Anansus Huber, 2007 — Africa
  Anopsicus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 — Mexico, Ecuador, Caribbean, Central America
  Apokayana Huber, 2018 — Malaysia, Indonesia
  Arenita Huber & Carvalho, 2019 — Brazil
  Arnapa Huber, 2019 — Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
  Artema Walckenaer, 1837 — Asia, Africa
  Aucana Huber, 2000 — Chile
  Aymaria Huber, 2000 — South America
  Belisana Thorell, 1898 — Asia, Oceania
  Blancoa Huber, 2000 — Venezuela
  Buitinga Huber, 2003 — Africa
  Calapnita Simon, 1892 — Asia
  Canaima Huber, 2000 — Trinidad, Venezuela
  Cantikus Huber, 2018 — Asia
  Carapoia González-Sponga, 1998 — South America
  Cenemus Saaristo, 2001 — Seychelles
  Chibchea Huber, 2000 — South America
  Chisosa Huber, 2000 — Mexico, Aruba, United States
  Ciboneya Pérez, 2001 — Cuba
  Coryssocnemis Simon, 1893 — Trinidad, South America, Mexico, Central America
  Crossopriza Simon, 1893 — Asia, Africa, United States, Venezuela, Germany, Australia
  Enetea Huber, 2000 — Bolivia
  Galapa Huber, 2000 — Ecuador
  Gertschiola Brignoli, 1981 — Argentina
  Giloloa Huber, 2019 — Indonesia
  Guaranita Huber, 2000 — Argentina, Brazil
  Hantu Huber, 2016 — Indonesia
  Holocneminus Berland, 1942 — Asia, Samoa
  Holocnemus Simon, 1873 — Spain, Italy, Portugal
  Hoplopholcus Kulczyński, 1908 — Asia, Greece
  Ibotyporanga Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Brazil
  Ixchela Huber, 2000 — Mexico, Central America
  Kairona Huber & Carvalho, 2019 — Brazil
  Kambiwa Huber, 2000 — Brazil
  Kelabita Huber, 2018 — Indonesia, Malaysia
  Khorata Huber, 2005 — Asia
  Kintaqa Huber, 2018 — Thailand, Malaysia
  Leptopholcus Simon, 1893 — Asia, Africa
  Litoporus Simon, 1893 — South America
  Magana Huber, 2019 — Oman
  Mecolaesthus Simon, 1893 — Caribbean, South America
  Meraha Huber, 2018 — Asia
  Mesabolivar González-Sponga, 1998 — South America, Trinidad
  Metagonia Simon, 1893 — North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean
  Micromerys Bradley, 1877 — Papua New Guinea, Australia
  Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen, 1987 — Morocco, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Australia
  Modisimus Simon, 1893 — North America, Central America, Caribbean, Germany, Seychelles, Asia, Australia, South America
  Muruta Huber, 2018 — Malaysia
  Nerudia Huber, 2000 — Chile, Argentina
  Ninetis Simon, 1890 — Africa, Yemen
  Nipisa Huber, 2018 — Asia
  Nita Huber & El-Hennawy, 2007 — Egypt, Iran, Uzbekistan
  Nyikoa Huber, 2007 —
  Ossinissa Dimitrov & Ribera, 2005 — Canary Is.
  Otavaloa Huber, 2000 — South America
  Paiwana Huber, 2018 — Taiwan
  Panjange Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman, 1983 — Asia, Oceania
  Papiamenta Huber, 2000 — Curaçao
  Paramicromerys Millot, 1946 — Madagascar
  Pehrforsskalia Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 — Africa, Asia
  Pemona Huber, 2019 — Venezuela
  Pholcophora Banks, 1896 — United States, Canada, Mexico
  Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 — Asia, Europe, Africa, United States, Oceania
  Physocyclus Simon, 1893 — North America, South America, Czech Republic, Asia, Australia, Central America
  Pinocchio Huber & Carvalho, 2019 — Brazil
  Pisaboa Huber, 2000 — Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia
  Pomboa Huber, 2000 — Colombia
  Pribumia Huber, 2018 — Asia
  Priscula Simon, 1893 — South America
  Psilochorus Simon, 1893 — North America, South America, Asia, New Zealand
  Quamtana Huber, 2003 — Africa
  Queliceria González-Sponga, 2003 — Venezuela
  Saciperere Huber & Carvalho, 2019 — Brazil
  Savarna Huber, 2005 — Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
  Smeringopina Kraus, 1957 — Africa
  Smeringopus Simon, 1890 — Africa, Asia, Australia
  Spermophora Hentz, 1841 — Africa, Asia, Oceania, Germany, Brazil, United States
  Spermophorides Wunderlich, 1992 — Africa, Europe
  Stenosfemuraia González-Sponga, 1998 — Venezuela
  Stygopholcus Absolon & Kratochvíl, 1932 — Croatia, Greece, Montenegro
  Systenita Simon, 1893 — Venezuela
  Tainonia Huber, 2000 — Hispaniola
  Teranga Huber, 2018 — Indonesia, Philippines
  Tibetia Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2006 — Tibet
  Tissahamia Huber, 2018 — Asia
  Tolteca Huber, 2000 — Mexico
  Trichocyclus Simon, 1908 — Australia
  Tupigea Huber, 2000 — Brazil
  Uthina Simon, 1893 — Asia, Seychelles
  Wanniyala Huber & Benjamin, 2005
caption: A marbled cellar spider (Holocnemus pluchei) carrying prey.
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