Pholcus

Pholcus
P. phalangioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Pholcidae
Genus:	Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805
Species
P. nagasakiensis P. okinawaensis P. phalangioides P. opilionides  many more
Diversity
321 species

The spider genus Pholcus contains the cellar spider P. phalangioides, often called the "daddy longlegs". There are 321 accepted species in the genus according to May 2016 in World Spider Catalog.

Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly.

Species

• Pholcus abstrusus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus acutulus Paik, 1978 — Korea
• Pholcus aduncus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus afghanus Senglet, 2008 — Afghanistan
• Pholcus agadir Huber, 2011 — Morocco
• Pholcus agilis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus alloctospilus Zhu & Gong, 1991 — China
• Pholcus alpinus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus alticeps Spassky, 1932 — Poland to Russia, Iran
• Pholcus amani Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus anachoreta Dimitrov & Ribera, 2006 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus ancoralis L. Koch, 1865 — Ryukyu Islands to Hawaii, New Caledonia, Marquesas Islands, Rapa
• Pholcus andulau Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus anlong Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2011 — China
• Pholcus arayat Huber, 2011 — Philippines
• Pholcus arcuatilis Yao & Li, 2013 — Laos
• Pholcus arkit Huber, 2011 — Central Asia
• Pholcus armeniacus Senglet, 1974 — Iran
• Pholcus arsacius Senglet, 2008 — Iran
• Pholcus atrigularis (Simon, 1901) — Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
• Pholcus attuleh Huber, 2011 — Cameroon
• Pholcus babao Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus bailongensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus baka Huber, 2011 — West, Central Africa
• Pholcus bakweri Huber, 2011 — Bioko, Cameroon
• Pholcus baldiosensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus bamboutos Huber, 2011 — Cameroon
• Pholcus bangfai Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus bantouensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus batepa Huber, 2011 — Sao Tome
• Pholcus beijingensis Zhu & Song, 1999 — China
• Pholcus berlandi Millot, 1941 — Senegal
• Pholcus bessus Zhu & Gong, 1991 — China
• Pholcus bicornutus Simon, 1892 — Philippines
• Pholcus bidentatus Zhu et al., 2005 — China, Laos
• Pholcus bifidus Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 — Vietnam
• Pholcus bikilai Huber, 2011 — Ethiopia
• Pholcus bimbache Dimitrov & Ribera, 2006 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus bing Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus bohorok Huber, 2011 — Sumatra
• Pholcus bolikhamsai Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus bourgini Millot, 1941 — Guinea
• Pholcus brevis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus caecus Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 — Vietnam
• Pholcus calcar Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus calligaster Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar, Nepal
• Pholcus camba Huber, 2011 — Sulawesi
• Pholcus caspius Senglet, 2008 — Iran
• Pholcus ceheng Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2011 — China
• Pholcus chang Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus chappuisi Fage, 1936 — Kenya
• Pholcus chattoni Millot, 1941 — Guinea, Ivory Coast
• Pholcus cheaha Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus chengpoi Huber & Dimitrov, 2014 — Taiwan
• Pholcus cheongogensis Kim & Ye, 2015 — Korea
• Pholcus chevronus Yin, Xu & Bao, 2012 — China
• Pholcus chiakensis Seo, 2014 — Korea
• Pholcus chiangdao Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus chicheng Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus choctaw Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus cibodas Huber, 2011 — Java
• Pholcus circularis Kraus, 1960 — Sao Tome
• Pholcus clavatus Schenkel, 1936 — China
• Pholcus clavimaculatus Zhu & Song, 1999 — China
• Pholcus cophenius Senglet, 2008 — Afghanistan
• Pholcus corcho Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus corniger Dimitrov & Ribera, 2006 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus crassipalpis Spassky, 1937 — Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan
• Pholcus crassus Paik, 1978 — Korea
• Pholcus creticus Senglet, 1971 — Crete
• Pholcus crypticolenoides Kim, Lee & Lee, 2015 — Korea
• Pholcus crypticolens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — Japan
• Pholcus cuneatus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus dade Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus dali Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus datan Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus debilis (Thorell, 1899) — Bioko, Cameroon
• Pholcus decorus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus dentatus Wunderlich, 1995 — Madeira
• Pholcus dieban Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus diopsis Simon, 1901 — Thailand
• Pholcus dixie Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus djelalabad Senglet, 2008 — Afghanistan, India
• Pholcus doucki Huber, 2011 — Guinea
• Pholcus dungara Huber, 2001 — Queensland
• Pholcus edentatus Campos & Wunderlich, 1995 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus elongatus (Yin & Wang, 1981) — China, Laos
• Pholcus elymaeus Senglet, 2008 — Iran
• Pholcus erewan Huber, 2011 — Thailand, Laos, Malaysia
• Pholcus ethagala Huber, 2011 — Sri Lanka
• Pholcus exceptus Tong & Li, 2009 — China
• Pholcus exilis Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus extumidus Paik, 1978 — Korea, Japan
• Pholcus fagei Kratochvil, 1940 — Kenya
• Pholcus faveauxi (Lawrence, 1967) — Congo
• Pholcus fengcheng Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus foliaceus Peng & Zhang, 2013 — China
• Pholcus fragillimus Strand, 1907 — Sri Lanka, India to Japan
• Pholcus fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands, Morocco
• Pholcus gajiensis Seo, 2014 — Korea
• Pholcus ganziensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus gaoi Song & Ren, 1994 — China
• Pholcus genuiformis Wunderlich, 1995 — Algeria
• Pholcus gombak Huber, 2011 — Malaysia
• Pholcus gomerae Wunderlich, 1980 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus gosuensis Kim & Lee, 2004 — Korea
• Pholcus gracillimus Thorell, 1890 — Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java
• Pholcus guadarfia Dimitrov & Ribera, 2007 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus guani Song & Ren, 1994 — China
• Pholcus gui Zhu & Song, 1999 — China
• Pholcus guineensis Millot, 1941 — Guinea, Sierra Leone
• Pholcus halabala Huber, 2011 — Thailand, Sumatra
• Pholcus hamatus Tong & Ji, 2010 — China
• Pholcus harveyi Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus helenae Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus henanensis Zhu & Mao, 1983 — China
• Pholcus hieroglyphicus Pavesi, 1883 — Eritrea
• Pholcus higoensis Irie & Ono, 2008 — Japan
• Pholcus hochiminhi Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 — Vietnam
• Pholcus hoyo Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus huapingensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus huberi Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus hurau Huber, 2011 — Sumatra
• Pholcus hyrcanus Senglet, 1974 — Iran
• Pholcus hytaspus Senglet, 2008 — Iran
• Pholcus imbricatus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus intricatus Dimitrov & Ribera, 2003 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus jaegeri Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus jiaotu Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus jinniu Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus jinwum Huber, 2001 — Queensland
• Pholcus jiulong Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus jiuwei Tong & Ji, 2010 — China China
• Pholcus jixianensis Zhu & Yu, 1983 — China
• Pholcus joreongensis Seo, 2004 — Korea
• Pholcus jusahi Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus juwangensis Seo, 2014 — Korea
• Pholcus kakum Huber, 2009 — Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Congo
• Pholcus kamkaly Huber, 2011 — Kazakhstan
• Pholcus kandahar Senglet, 2008 — Afghanistan
• Pholcus kangding Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus kapuri Tikader, 1977 — Andaman Islands
• Pholcus karawari Huber, 2011 — New Guinea
• Pholcus kerinci Huber, 2011 — Sumatra
• Pholcus khene Huber, 2011 — Laos, Vietnam
• Pholcus kihansi Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus kimi Song & Zhu, 1994 — China, Laos
• Pholcus kinabalu Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus kindia Huber, 2011 — Guinea
• Pholcus kingi Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus knoeseli Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus koah Huber, 2001 — Queensland
• Pholcus koasati Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus kohi Huber, 2011 — Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra
• Pholcus kribi Huber, 2011 — Cameroon
• Pholcus kui Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus kunming Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus kwamgumi Huber, 2011 — Kenya, Tanzania
• Pholcus kwanaksanensis Namkung & Kim, 1990 — Korea
• Pholcus kwangkyosanensis Kim & Park, 2009 — Korea
• Pholcus kyondo Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus laksao Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus lamperti Strand, 1907 — Tanzania, possibly Zanzibar
• Pholcus lanieri Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus ledang Huber, 2011 — Malaysia
• Pholcus leruthi Lessert, 1935 — Congo, East Africa
• Pholcus lexuancanhi Yao, Pham & Li, 2012 — Vietnam
• Pholcus lijiangensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus lilangai Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus lingulatus Gao, Gao & Zhu, 2002 — China
• Pholcus linzhou Zhang & Zhang, 2000 — China
• Pholcus liui Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus liutu Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus lualaba Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus luding Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus luki Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus lupanga Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus luya Peng & Zhang, 2013 — China
• Pholcus madeirensis Wunderlich, 1987 — Madeira
• Pholcus magnus Wunderlich, 1987 — Madeira
• Pholcus malpaisensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus manueli Gertsch, 1937 — Russia, Turkmenistan, China, Korea, Japan, USA
• Pholcus mao Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus maronita Brignoli, 1977 — Lebanon
• Pholcus mascaensis Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus maturata Huber, 2011 — Sri Lanka
• Pholcus mazumbai Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus mbuti Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus mecheria Huber, 2011 — Algeria
• Pholcus medicus Senglet, 1974 — Iran
• Pholcus medog Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2006 — China, India
• Pholcus mengla Song & Zhu, 1999 — China
• Pholcus mentawir Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus mianshanensis Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus minang Huber, 2011 — Sumatra
• Pholcus mirabilis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus moca Huber, 2011 — Bioko, Cameroon
• Pholcus montanus Paik, 1978 — Korea
• Pholcus multidentatus Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus muralicola Maughan & Fitch, 1976 — USA
• Pholcus nagasakiensis Strand, 1918 — Japan
• Pholcus namkhan Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus namou Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus negara Huber, 2011 — Bali
• Pholcus nenjukovi Spassky, 1936 — Central Asia
• Pholcus nkoetye Huber, 2011 — Cameroon
• Pholcus nodong Huber, 2011 — Korea
• Pholcus obscurus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus oculosus Zhang & Zhang, 2000 — China
• Pholcus okgye Huber, 2011 — Korea
• Pholcus opilionoides (Schrank, 1781) — Europe to Azerbaijan
• Pholcus ornatus Bösenberg, 1895 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus otomi Huber, 2011 — Japan
• Pholcus ovatus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus pagbilao Huber, 2011 — Philippines
• Pholcus pakse Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus palgongensis Seo, 2014 — Korea
• Pholcus papilionis Peng & Zhang, 2011 — China
• Pholcus paralinzhou Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus parayichengicus Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus parkyeonensis Kim & Yoo, 2009 — Korea
• Pholcus parthicus Senglet, 2008 — Iran
• Pholcus parvus Wunderlich, 1987 — Madeira
• Pholcus pennatus Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
• Pholcus persicus Senglet, 1974 — Iran
• Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775) — Cosmopolitan
• Pholcus phami Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 — Vietnam
• Pholcus phoenixus Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus phui Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus phungiformes Oliger, 1983 — Russia
• Pholcus pingtung Huber & Dimitrov, 2014 — Thaiwan
• Pholcus pojeonensis Kim & Yoo, 2008 — Korea
• Pholcus ponticus Thorell, 1875 — Bulgaria to China
• Pholcus punu Huber, 2014 — Gabon
• Pholcus pyu Huber, 2011 — Myanmar
• Pholcus qingchengensis Gao, Gao & Zhu, 2002 — China
• Pholcus quinghaiensis Song & Zhu, 1999 — China
• Pholcus quinquenotatus Thorell, 1878 — Myanmar to Indonesia
• Pholcus rawiriae Huber, 2014 — Gabon
• Pholcus reevesi Huber, 2011 — USA
• Pholcus roquensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus ruteng Huber, 2011 — Flores
• Pholcus saaristoi Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus sabah Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus satun Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus schawalleri Yao, Li & Jäger, 2014 — Philippines
• Pholcus schwendingeri Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus sepaku Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus shangrila Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus shuangtu Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus sidorenkoi Dunin, 1994 — Russia, Tajikistan
• Pholcus silvai Wunderlich, 1995 — Madeira
• Pholcus simbok Huber, 2011 — Korea
• Pholcus singalang Huber, 2011 — Sumatra
• Pholcus socheunensis Paik, 1978 — Korea
• Pholcus sogdianae Brignoli, 1978 — Central Asia
• Pholcus sokkrisanensis Paik, 1978 — Korea
• Pholcus songi Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus songxian Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus soukous Huber, 2011 — Congo
• Pholcus spasskyi Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
• Pholcus spiliensis Wunderlich, 1995 — Crete
• Pholcus spilis Zhu & Gong, 1991 — China
• Pholcus steineri Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus strandi Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia
• Pholcus sublaksao Yao & Li, 2013 — Laos
• Pholcus sublingulatus Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus suboculosus Peng & Zhang, 2011 — China
• Pholcus subwuyiensis Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus sudhami Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus suizhongicus Zhu & Song, 1999 — China
• Pholcus sumatraensis Wunderlich, 1995 — Sumatra
• Pholcus sveni Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus taarab Huber, 2011 — Tanzania, Malawi
• Pholcus tahai Huber, 2011 — Borneo
• Pholcus taibaiensis Wang & Zhu, 1992 — China
• Pholcus taibeli Caporiacco, 1949 — Ethiopia
• Pholcus taishan Song & Zhu, 1999 — China
• Pholcus taita Huber, 2011 — Kenya
• Pholcus tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
• Pholcus thakek Huber, 2011 — Laos
• Pholcus tongi Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus triangulatus Zhang & Zhang, 2000 — China
• Pholcus tuoyuan Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus turcicus Wunderlich, 1980 — Turkey
• Pholcus tuyan Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus twa Huber, 2011 — East Africa
• Pholcus uksuensis Kim & Ye, 2014 — Korea
• Pholcus undatus Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus varirata Huber, 2011 — New Guinea
• Pholcus vatovae Caporiacco, 1940 — East Africa
• Pholcus velitchkovskyi Kulczynski, 1913 — Russia, Ukraine, Iran
• Pholcus vesculus Simon, 1901 — Malaysia
• Pholcus viveki Sen et al., 2015 — China
• Pholcus wahehe Huber, 2011 — Tanzania
• Pholcus wangi Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus wangtian Tong & Ji, 2010 — China
• Pholcus wangxidong Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus woongil Huber, 2011 — Korea
• Pholcus wuling Tong & Li, 2010 — China
• Pholcus wuyiensis Zhu & Gong, 1991 — China
• Pholcus xianrendong Liu & Tong, 2015 — China
• Pholcus xiaotu Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus xingren Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2011 — China
• Pholcus xingyi Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2011 — China
• Pholcus yangi Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus yeoncheonensis m, Lee & Lee, 2015 — Korea
• Pholcus yeongwol Huber, 2011 — Korea
• Pholcus yi Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus yichengicus Zhu, Tu & Shi, 1986 — China
• Pholcus yoshikurai Irie, 1997 — Japan
• Pholcus youngae Huber, 2011 — Thailand
• Pholcus yuantu Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus yugong Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus yunnanensis Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus zham Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2006 — China, Nepal
• Pholcus zhangae Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus zhaoi Yao, Pham & Li, 2015 — Vietnam
• Pholcus zhui Yao & Li, 2012 — China
• Pholcus zhuolu Zhang & Zhu, 2009 — China
• Pholcus zichyi Kulczynski, 1901 — Russia, China, Korea