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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Synspermiata » Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae) » Pholcus
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Long-Bodied Cellar Spider - Pholcus
Copyright © 2004 Tom Adams

Long-Bodied Cellar Spider - Pholcus
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 31, 1997
Size: 8 mm
This was found in the corner by the ceiling. It did not move.
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Contributed by Tom Adams on 21 May, 2004 - 2:00am
Last updated 11 November, 2020 - 8:38am

Moved to genus for now
Moved from Longbodied Cellar Spider. This looks more like a P. manueli to me but without a clear view of the chelicerae, I would leave the ID at the genus level.
… Chad Heins, 11 November, 2020 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Tom,
Jeff Hollenbeck identifies this as Pholcus phalangioides (female or immature male) as in this picture. The male Scytodes would look much more like the female. What do you think?
… john and jane balaban, 4 August, 2005 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Pholcus
I agree. I goofed big-time with the identification...partly because the spider was found in the living room ( not the basement )

Thanks
… Tom Adams, 5 August, 2005 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

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