
Pholcophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1896.
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Pholcophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nathan Banks in 1896.
==Species== it contains eight species, found in North America: Pholcophora americana Banks, 1896 (type) – USA, Canada Pholcophora bahama Gertsch, 1982 – Bahamas Pholcophora maria Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico Pholcophora mazatlan Huber, 2023 – Mexico Pholcophora mexcala Gertsch, 1982 – Mexico Pholcophora papanoa Huber, 2023 – Mexico Pholcophora tehuacan Huber, 2023 – Mexico Pholcophora texana Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico
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