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Micropholcus
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<h2 id="species">Species</h2> <p>It accepted a number of transfers from genus <a href="/facts/Leptopholcus/8qK6AYY2">Leptopholcus</a> in 2014, increasing its number of species to 15. As of November 2021<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Micropholcus&action=edit">[update]</a> it contains 17 species, with a <a href="/facts/Pantropical/29Y2gEhX">pantropical</a> distribution:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><i>Micropholcus agadir</i> (Huber, 2011) – Morocco</li> <li><i>Micropholcus baoruco</i> (Huber, 2006) – Hispaniola</li> <li><i>Micropholcus brazlandia</i> (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005) – Brazil</li> <li><i>Micropholcus crato</i> Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil</li> <li><i>Micropholcus dalei</i> (<a href="/facts/Alexander_Petrunkevitch/NWXDbMwU">Petrunkevitch</a>, 1929) – Puerto Rico, Virgin Is.</li> <li><i>Micropholcus delicatulus</i> (Franganillo, 1930) – Cuba</li> <li><i>Micropholcus evaluna</i> (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005) – Venezuela</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Micropholcus_fauroti/upUkss9t">Micropholcus fauroti</a></i> (Simon, 1887) (<a href="/facts/Type_species/kL03T6V4">type</a>) – Temperate Asia. Introduced to both Americas, Belgium, Germany, Africa, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Australia, Pacific Is.</li> <li><i>Micropholcus hispaniola</i> (Huber, 2000) – Hispaniola</li> <li><i>Micropholcus jacominae</i> Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 – Yemen</li> <li><i>Micropholcus jamaica</i> (Huber, 2000) – Jamaica</li> <li><i>Micropholcus pataxo</i> (Huber, Pérez & Baptista, 2005) – Brazil</li> <li><i>Micropholcus piaui</i> Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil</li> <li><i>Micropholcus piracuruca</i> Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil</li> <li><i>Micropholcus tegulifer</i> (Barrientos, 2019) – Morocco</li> <li><i>Micropholcus toma</i> (Huber, 2006) – Hispaniola</li> <li><i>Micropholcus ubajara</i> Huber, Carvalho & Benjamin, 2014 – Brazil</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_Pholcidae_species/GNfjDkBk">List of Pholcidae species</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Deeleman-Reinhold, C. L.; Prinsen, J. D. (1987). "Micropholcus fauroti (Simon) n. comb., a pantropical, synanthropic spider (Araneae: Pholcidae)". Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam. 47: 73–77. <a href="/wiki/Christa_L._Deeleman-Reinhold" target="_blank">/wiki/Christa_L._Deeleman-Reinhold</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen, 1987". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04. <a href="http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2321" target="_blank">http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2321</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>