Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Arthropoda (14974)
Class Arachnida (1430)
Order Araneae (683)
Family Pholcidae (6)
Genus Pholcus (3)
Species Pholcus phalangioides
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Pholcus phalangioides ✓
Name According To: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
Species: phalangioides
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: (Fuesslin, 1775)
GBD Remarks:
1. Simon, E. (1899): Araneae Caucasicae. Museum Caucasicum, 1: 477-478
2. Spassky, S. A. (1937). Some facts on the spider fauna of the Black Sea coast. Trav. Inst. agr. Azow 5: 131-138
3. Mcheidze, T. (1964): Spiders (Araneina). Zhivotnyi Mir Gruzii (AN Gruz. SSR Publ.), 2: 48-116, [in Georgian]
4. Kovblyuk, M.M., Y.M. Marusik, A.V. Ponomarev, V.A. Gnelitsa, & A.A. Nadolny (2011): Spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Abkhazia. Arthropoda Selecta 20 (1): 21-56
Reference of occurrence in Georgia: Otto, S., & Dietzold, S. 2006. Caucasian Spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus. Version 1.3. Online at: http://caucasus-spiders.
Georgian biodiversity database contains 42 occurrences of Pholcus phalangioides
| Occurrence ID | Basis of Record | Locality | Recorded By | Decimal Latitude | Decimal Longitude |
| 17764 | Batumi | 41.616723 | 41.63693 | ||
| 17765 | Sukhumi | 43.00091 | 41.024259 | ||
| 17766 | Lanchkhuti | 42.089437 | 42.036486 | ||
| 17767 | Gurjaani | 41.743468 | 45.788062 | ||
| 17768 | Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park | 41.860356 | 43.223991 | ||
| 17769 | Chiatura | 42.290511 | 43.280706 | ||
| 17770 | Mestia | 43.032874 | 42.689649 | ||
| 17771 | Bolnisi | 41.388163 | 44.512031 | ||
| 17772 | Agudzera | 42.922303 | 41.099467 | ||
| 17773 | Tkibuli | 42.341382 | 42.993689 | ||
| 17774 | Tbilisi | 41.715569 | 44.827746 | ||
| 17775 | Senaki | 42.269355 | 42.065945 | ||
| 17776 | Lagodekhi Nature Reserve | 41.897033 | 46.34568 | ||
| 17777 | Akhmeta | 42.038323 | 45.207151 | ||
| 17778 | Bakhmaro | 41.850918 | 42.32844 | ||
| 17779 | Khashuri | 41.983312 | 43.587137 | ||
| 17780 | Tsebelda | 43.023819 | 41.271521 | ||
| 17781 | Akhaltsikhe | 41.643222 | 42.994929 | ||
| 17782 | Adigeni | 41.676133 | 42.707609 | ||
| 17783 | Nukriani | 41.610784 | 45.89 | ||
| 17784 | Sighnaghi | 41.610577 | 45.926966 | ||
| 17785 | Stepantsminda | 42.660385 | 44.641259 | ||
| 17786 | Dusheti | 42.086425 | 44.694878 | ||
| 17787 | Mtskheta | 41.840559 | 44.707149 | ||
| 17788 | Akhali Atoni | 43.085655 | 40.816038 | ||
| 17789 | Abasha | 42.204406 | 42.202989 | ||
| 17790 | Kobuleti | 41.815236 | 41.78331 | ||
| 17791 | Chakvi | 41.730488 | 41.736278 | ||
| 17792 | Vani | 42.088893 | 42.5047 | ||
| 17793 | Ozurgeti | 41.920634 | 41.994679 | ||
| 17794 | Lentekhi | 42.79291 | 42.719339 | ||
| 17795 | Samtredia | 42.159094 | 42.337397 | ||
| 17796 | Zugdidi | 42.509581 | 41.866561 | ||
| 17797 | Ambrolauri | 42.514193 | 43.14657 | ||
| 17798 | Oni | 42.577203 | 43.43676 | ||
| 17799 | Kutaisi | 42.265726 | 42.717885 | ||
| 17800 | Zestafoni | 42.108354 | 43.038817 | ||
| 17801 | Achandara | 43.185431 | 40.715898 | ||
| 17802 | Pskhu-Gumista Nature Reserve | 43.346154 | 41.007843 | ||
| 17803 | Bichvinta-Miusera Nature Reserve | 43.170882 | 40.432777 | ||
| 17804 | Gudauta | 43.101821 | 40.618154 | ||
| 17805 | Bzyb | 43.234077 | 40.364316 |
Information from GBIF about Pholcus phalangioides
GBIF scientific name: Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: LC
IUCN Red List Status: NE
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: N/A
Trend: Unknown
EOO: 58829
AOO: 220
Native/Introduced: Native
Comment: Very common species adapted to urban environment
Taxonomy according to: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/
References: Nentwig et al. (2021) Spiders of Europe. Version May.2021.; World Spider Catalog (2021). World Spider Catalog. Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern, Otto (2020): Caucasian Spides Database.
Evaluated By: Otto S., Kramer H., Karalashvili E., Seropian A.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
