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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Synspermiata » Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae) » Pholcus » Longbodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
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ID Me Please - Pholcus phalangioides
Copyright © 2006 John Young

ID Me Please - Pholcus phalangioides
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
September 1, 2006
Size: Small < 10 mm
Less than 10 mm (not counting leggs).
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Contributed by John Young on 7 September, 2006 - 12:06am
Last updated 30 September, 2006 - 8:12pm

ID help
It's been more than 10 years since this was posted, but I am reasonably confident that this is Pholcus manueli.

Kentucky is within the known range of this somewhat common species of pholcus. It does indeed differ with Pholcus phalangioides, with manueli having the two elongated markings above the eyes which are evident in your picture.

Hope this helps!
… iamdavidroach, 24 July, 2021 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 30 September, 2006 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Cellar Spider?
Maybe in the Family Pholcidae?
… Peter Hollinger, 7 September, 2006 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

 
Yep...
This appears to be a gravid (pregnant) Pholcid. I'm unsure of the exact genus/species, but I would say that a cellar spider (P. phalangioides) is a good ID!
… Christopher Hunt, 12 September, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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