Pholcomma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.
Species
it contains eleven species, found worldwide:
- Pholcomma antipodianum <small>(Forster, 1955)</small> â New Zealand (Antipodes Is.)
- Pholcomma barnesi <small>Levi, 1957</small> â USA
- Pholcomma carota <small>Levi, 1957</small> â USA
- Pholcomma gibbum <small>(Westring, 1851)</small> (type) â Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran?
- Pholcomma hickmani <small>Forster, 1964</small> â New Zealand (Campbell Is.)
- Pholcomma hirsutum <small>Emerton, 1882</small> â USA, Canada
- Pholcomma mantinum <small>Levi, 1964</small> â Brazil
- Pholcomma micropunctatum <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1941)</small> â Argentina
- Pholcomma soloa <small>(Marples, 1955)</small> â Samoa, Niue
- Pholcomma tokyoense <small>Ono, 2007</small> â Japan
- Pholcomma turbotti <small>(Marples, 1956)</small> â New Zealand
Formerly included:
- P. amamiense <small>Yoshida, 1985</small> (Transferred to Phycosoma)
- P. japonicum <small>Yoshida, 1985</small> (Transferred to Phycosoma)
- P. nigromaculatum <small>Yoshida, 1987</small> (Transferred to Phycosoma)
- P. yunnanense <small>Song & Zhu, 1994</small> (Transferred to Trogloneta)
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