Holocnemus
Genus of spiders
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Holocnemus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1873.[1][2]
| Holocnemus | |
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| A marbled cellar spider female (Holocnemus pluchei) with eggsac. | |
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| Holocnemus hispanicus on its web. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Subfamily: | Holocneminae |
| Genus: | Holocnemus Simon, 1873[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. pluchei (Scopoli, 1763) | |
| Species | |
Distribution
Members of this genus are found in Europe and North Africa, with H. pluchei having been introduced worldwide.[1]
Characteristics
The males and females of this genus along with Crossopriza, Stygopholcus and Maghreba are characterized by dark marks on the leg femora and tibiae.[3]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[1]
- Holocnemus caudatus (Dufour, 1820) – Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Morocco
- Holocnemus hispanicus Wiehle, 1933 – Portugal, Spain
- Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Middle East. Introduced to United States, Argentina, Japan, Australia (type species)
- Holocnemus reini (C. Koch, 1873) – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
