Pholcidae
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For other arthropods called "daddy longlegs", see Daddy longlegs.
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, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850,[1] is divided into 94 genera.[2]
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Pholcidae | |
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Pholcus phalangioides | |
Close-up of a cellar spider's cephalothorax, showing two groups of three clustered eyes and a pair in between | |
Scientific 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. |
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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.