Pholcophora
| Pholcophora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Pholcophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1896.[2]
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
- Gertsch, 1982 – Bahama Is.
- Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico
- Gertsch, 1982 – Mexico
- Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Pholcophora Banks, 1896". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ Banks, N. (1896). "New North American spiders and mites". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23: 57–77.
Categories:
- Araneomorphae genera
- Pholcidae
- Spiders of North America
- Taxa named by Nathan Banks
- Pholcidae stubs