Pholcidae Checklist: Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders
Daddy-long-legs spiders or cellar spiders from the family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850 are very often confused with other invertebrates with the same common name, such as harvestmen (Opiliones) and crane flies (Tipulidae).
Checklist
This page consists of a personal checklist of all Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders (Pholcidae) that I’ve encountered over the years. Please do not assume the identification of a spider simply based on the photographs here as identification is usually based on examination of minute parts of the spider such as the genitalia. Even experts may not be able to identify accurately based on photos alone.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As most specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
Most identification of pholcids on this page were done with the kind help of Bernhard Huber – www.pholcidae.de. Many thanks!!
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Pholcidae – Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders.
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Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850
Genus: Artema Walckenaer, 1837
Singapore: Artema sp. ♀
Singapore: Artema sp. ♀
Genus: Belisana Thorell, 1898
Singapore: Belisana cf. australis Huber, 2001 ♀
Singapore: Belisana cf. australis Huber, 2001 ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
West Malaysia: Belisana sp. ♂
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♀
Singapore: Belisana sp. ♂
West Malaysia: Belisana sp. ♂
East Malaysia: Belisana sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Belisana sp.
Genus: Calapnita Simon, 1892
It is difficult to differentiate Calapnita from Nipisa based on photos alone, so the photos that could be from either genera are grouped together here.
West Malaysia: Calapnita saluang Huber, 2011 ♀ or
Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♀
West Malaysia: Calapnita saluang Huber, 2011 ♀ or
Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♀
Singapore: Calapnita sp. ♀ or
Nipisa sp. ♀
Singapore: Calapnita sp. ♀ or
Nipisa sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Calapnita sp. ♂
East Malaysia: Calapnita sp. ♂
Genus: Cantikus Huber, 2018
Singapore: Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011) ♀
Singapore: Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011) ♀
West Malaysia: Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011) ♂
West Malaysia: Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011) ♂
Singapore: Cantikus ubin (Huber, 2016) ♀
Singapore: Cantikus ubin (Huber, 2016) ♀
Singapore: Cantikus ubin (Huber, 2016) ♂
Singapore: Cantikus ubin (Huber, 2016) ♂
Genus: Holocneminus Berland, 1942
Singapore: Holocneminus multiguttatus (Simon, 1905) ♀
Singapore: Holocneminus multiguttatus (Simon, 1905) ♀
Singapore: Holocneminus multiguttatus (Simon, 1905) ♂
Singapore: Holocneminus multiguttatus (Simon, 1905) ♂
Genus: Leptopholcus Simon, 1893
Singapore: Leptopholcus borneensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 ♀
Singapore: Leptopholcus borneensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 ♀
Singapore: Leptopholcus sp. ♀
Madagascar: Leptopholcus sp.
Singapore: Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) ♀
Singapore: Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) ♀
Singapore: Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) ♂
Singapore: Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) ♂
Singapore: Leptopholcus podophthalmus (Simon, 1893) ♂
Notice the triad of eyes mounted on eye stalks.
Genus: Litoporus Simon, 1893
Peru: Litoporus sp. ♀
Genus: Meraha Huber, 2018
East Malaysia: Meraha cf. kipungit (Huber, 2016) ♀
East Malaysia: Meraha cf. kipungit (Huber, 2016) ♀
East Malaysia: Meraha cf. kipungit (Huber, 2016) ♂
East Malaysia: Meraha cf. kipungit (Huber, 2016) sub ♂
West Malaysia: Meraha narathiwat (Huber, 2016) ♂
West Malaysia: Meraha narathiwat (Huber, 2016) ♂
Genus: Mesabolivar González-Sponga, 1998
Peru: Mesabolivar huambisa Huber, 2000 ♂
or Mesabolivar acrensis Huber, 2018 ♂
Peru: Mesabolivar huambisa Huber, 2000 ♀
or Mesabolivar acrensis Huber, 2018 ♀
Genus: Metagonia Simon, 1893
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♀
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♀
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♀
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♀
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♂
Peru: Metagonia cf. maldonado Huber, 2000 ♂
Belize: Metagonia sp. ♀
Belize: Metagonia sp. ♀
Genus: Modisimus Simon, 1893
Singapore: Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893) ♀
Singapore: Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893) ♀
Singapore: Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893) ♂
Singapore: Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893) ♂
Belize: Modisimus sp. ♀
Genus: Nipisa Huber, 2018
Singapore: Nipisa anai (Huber, 2017) ♀
Singapore: Nipisa anai (Huber, 2017) ♀
Singapore: Nipisa anai (Huber, 2017) ♂
Singapore: Nipisa anai (Huber, 2017) ♂
Singapore: Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♀
Singapore: Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♀
Singapore: Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♂
Singapore: Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♂
Singapore: Nipisa phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♀
Singapore: Nipisa cf. phyllicola (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986) ♂
Genus: Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805
Singapore: Pholcus kohi Huber, 2011 ♀
Singapore: Pholcus kohi Huber, 2011 ♀
Singapore: Pholcus cf. kohi Huber, 2011 ♂
Singapore: Pholcus kohi Huber, 2011 ♂
East Malaysia: Pholcus negara Huber, 2011 ♂
East Malaysia: Pholcus negara Huber, 2011 ♂
Genus: Physocyclus Simon, 1893
Singapore: Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) ♀
Singapore: Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) ♀
Genus: Pribumia Huber, 2018
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♀
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♀
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♀
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♀
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♂
Singapore: Pribumia atrigularis (Simon, 1901) ♂
Genus: Smeringopus Simon, 1890
Singapore: Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) ♀
Singapore: Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) ♀
Mozambique: Smeringopus sp. ♀
Genus: Uthina Simon, 1893
Singapore: Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 ♀
Singapore: Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 ♀
Singapore: Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 ♂
Singapore: Uthina luzonica Simon, 1893 ♂
