Micropholcus


Micropholcus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold & J. D. Prinsen in 1987.

Species

It accepted a number of transfers from genus Leptopholcus in 2014, increasing its number of species to 15. it contains 17 species, with a pantropical distribution:
  • Micropholcus agadir – Morocco
  • Micropholcus baorucoHispaniola
  • Micropholcus brazlandia – Brazil
  • Micropholcus crato Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil
  • Micropholcus daleiPuerto Rico, Virgin Is.
  • Micropholcus delicatulus – Cuba
  • Micropholcus evaluna – Venezuela
  • Micropholcus faurotiTemperate Asia. Introduced to both Americas, Belgium, Germany, Africa, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Australia, Pacific Is.
  • Micropholcus hispaniola – Hispaniola
  • Micropholcus jacominae Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 – Yemen
  • Micropholcus jamaica – Jamaica
  • Micropholcus pataxo – Brazil
  • Micropholcus piaui Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil
  • Micropholcus piracuruca Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil
  • Micropholcus tegulifer – Morocco
  • Micropholcus toma – Hispaniola
  • Micropholcus ubajara Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil