Cosmopolitan Cellar Spider
Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Pholcidae |
| Genus | Pholcus |
| Species | Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from seven counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Kentucky, New Mexico, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Hardin, Kane, Madison, Monroe
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- New Mexico
- Eddy
- Tennessee
- Dickson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Archer, A.F. 1940. Some cave spiders of Alabama. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 12: 28.
- Barr, T.C. & Reddell, J.R. 1967. The arthropod cave fauna of the Carlsbad Caverns region, New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 12: 253–273.
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2818. https://cavebiology.org/species/pholcus-phalangioides/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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