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Pholcophora

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Pholcophora
Temporal range: Neogene– Present
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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As of July 2023 it contains eight species, found in North America:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Banks, N. (1896). "New North American spiders and mites". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23: 57–77.