Pholcus

Pholcus, like Pholcidae in general, have extremely long and thin legs.^[3] The genus can be distinguished from other pholcid genera by its large size (body length >4 mm), eight eyes, evenly domed prosoma (lacking a median furrow or pit) and cylindrical opisthosoma (longer than it is high).^[4]

In the wild, Pholcus live in environments such as caves, under rocks, forest shrubs and deep limestone cracks. Synanthropic species such as P. phalangioides live in and around buildings and other disturbed habitats.^[5]

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes 432 species.^[1]

These species have pages on Wikipedia:

• Pholcus of Europe: https://araneae.nmbe.ch/specieskey/263/Pholcus
• Pholcus of North America: https://bugguide.net/node/view/9609