Pholcidae

For other arthropods called "daddy longlegs", see Daddy longlegs.
Not to be confused with Phocides, a genus of butterflies, or Phocidae, a family of seals.

Pholcidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Pholcus phalangioides
Close-up of a cellar spider's cephalothorax, showing two groups of three clustered eyes and a pair in between
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
C. L. Koch, 1850
Diversity
94 genera, 1820 species
Estimated range of Pholcidae.

The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, skull spider, and angel spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850,[1] is divided into 94 genera.[2]

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.

  1. ^ Koch, C. L. (1850). Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.39561.
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