Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887)
Description
Male
8 eyes. Pale. Thoracic groove shallow, inconspicuous. Legs long, femur I about 2x body length. Male procursus with characteristic dorsal projection.
Body length male: 2.4 mmFemale
8 eyes. Thoracic groove shallow, inconspicuous. Legs long, femur I about 1.5 times body length. Epigyne: Unsclerotized, with distinctive internal crescentshaped structure visible through cuticle anteriorly.
Body length female: 2.7 mmAdditional information
Often in and on buildings.
This species of Asian (Middle East) origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced into Europe and did establish.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Huber 2011)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Huber 2011)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Vishnudas & Sudhikumar 2021)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Vishnudas & Sudhikumar 2021)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Sherwood et al. 2024b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Sherwood et al. 2024b)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Procursus, dorsal view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Procursus, prolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Procursus, retrolateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Bulbal apophysis
(Huber 2011)
Bulbal apophysis
(Huber 2011)
Chelicerae, frontal view
(Huber 2011)
Epigyne
(Huber 2011)
Epigyne
(Vishnudas & Sudhikumar 2021)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber 2011)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Vishnudas & Sudhikumar 2021)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Vulva, ventral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Huber & Meng 2024)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69 
Huber B A (2011) Revision and cladistic analysis of Pholcus and closely related taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae). Bonner Zoologische Monographien 58: 1-509
Huber B A, Meng G L (2024) Old World Micropholcus spiders, with first records of acrocerid parasitoids in Pholcidae (Araneae). ZooKeys 1213: 95-182
Huber B A, Neumann J, Grabolle A, Hula V (2017) Aliens in Europe: updates on the distributions of Modisimus culicinus and Micropholcus fauroti (Araneae, Pholcidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 53: 12-18
Sherwood D, Henrard A, Jocqué R, Fowler L, Marusik Y M, Maddison W, Harvey M S, Hormiga G, Rheims C A, Piacentini L N, Peters M, Stevens N, Joshua D, Scipio-O’Dean C J, Ellick G, Wilkins V, Ashmole M, Ashmole P (2024b) Annotated checklist of the spiders of Saint Helena, with new records, descriptions of unknown sexes, new and restored genera, and two new species (Araneae: Araneomorphae). Arachnology 19: 1218-1291
Van Keer K, Van Keer J (2001) Ingeburgerde exotische trilspinnen (Araneae: Pholcidae) in Antwerpse haven en enkele algemene bedenkingen bij spinnenmigratie. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 16: 81-86
Vishnudas E H, Sudhikumar A V (2021) First report of the small daddy long leg spider Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887) (Araneae: Pholcidae) female from India with redescription of the male. Serket 18: 59-63
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2
Zavattari E (1934) Prodromo della Fauna della Libia. Pavia, 1234 pp. (Araneae, pp.144-168)