Description
Spiders of the genus ''Modisimus'' have six eyes, unlike the eight typical of spiders. While some other pholcid genera also have six eyes, ''Modisimus'' differs from them in the prosoma having a median furrow and the eyes being situated on a turret (this turret is very high in males).Species
it contains eighty-three species and one subspecies, found in Central America, Europe, Asia, North America, the Caribbean, South America, Australia, on the Seychelles, and the Pacific Islands: *''Modisimus angulatus, M. angulatus'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus bachata, M. bachata'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus beneficus, M. beneficus'' Willis J. Gertsch, Gertsch, 1973 – Mexico *''Modisimus berac, M. berac'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus boneti, M. boneti'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus bribri, M. bribri'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica, Panama *''Modisimus cahuita, M. cahuita'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus caldera, M. caldera'' Huber, 1998 – Panama *''Modisimus cavaticus, M. cavaticus'' Alexander Petrunkevitch, Petrunkevitch, 1929 – Puerto Rico *''Modisimus chiapa, M. chiapa'' Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico *''Modisimus chickeringi, M. chickeringi'' Gertsch, 1973 – Panama *''Modisimus cienaga, M. cienaga'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus coco, M. coco'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus coeruleolineatus, M. coeruleolineatus'' Petrunkevitch, 1929 – Puerto Rico *''Modisimus concolor, M. concolor'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''Modisimus cornutus, M. cornutus'' Kraus, 1955 – Honduras *''Modisimus coxanus, M. coxanus'' (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba *''Modisimus cuadro, M. cuadro'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus culicinus, M. culicinus'' (Simon, 1893) – South America. Introduced to Germany, Czech Rep., Zaire, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Australia, Pacific Is. *''Modisimus david, M. david'' Huber, 1997 – Nicaragua, Panama *''Modisimus deltoroi, M. deltoroi'' Valdez-Mondragón & Francke, 2009 – Mexico *''Modisimus dilutus, M. dilutus'' Gertsch, 1941 – Panama *''Modisimus dominical, M. dominical'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus elevatus, M. elevatus'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''Modisimus elongatus, M. elongatus'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''Modisimus enriquillo, M. enriquillo'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus epepye, M. epepye'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus femoratus, M. femoratus'' Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus fuscus, M. fuscus'' Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus glaucus, M. glaucus'' Simon, 1893 (Type species, type) – Hispaniola, St. Vincent *''Modisimus globosus, M. globosus'' Günter Schmidt (arachnologist), Schmidt, 1956 – Colombia *''Modisimus gracilipes, M. gracilipes'' Gertsch, 1973 – Guatemala *''Modisimus guatuso, M. guatuso'' Huber, 1998 – Nicaragua to Panama *''Modisimus guerrerensis, M. guerrerensis'' Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – Mexico *''Modisimus incertus, M. incertus'' (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba *''Modisimus inornatus, M. inornatus'' Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 – Mexico *''Modisimus iviei, M. iviei'' Gertsch, 1973 – Mexico *''Modisimus ixobel, M. ixobel'' Huber, 1998 – Guatemala *''Modisimus jima, M. jima'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus kiskeya, M. kiskeya'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus leprete, M. leprete'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus macaya, M. macaya'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus maculatipes, M. maculatipes'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 – Mexico *''Modisimus madreselva, M. madreselva'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus makandal, M. makandal'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus mango, M. mango'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus mariposas, M. mariposas'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus mckenziei, M. mckenziei'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus minima, M. minima'' (González-Sponga, 2009) – Venezuela *''Modisimus miri, M. miri'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus mitchelli, M. mitchelli'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus modicus, M. modicus'' (Gertsch & Peck, 1992) – Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) *''Modisimus montanus, M. montanus'' Petrunkevitch, 1929 – Puerto Rico **''Modisimus montanus, Modisimus m. dentatus'' Petrunkevitch, 1929 – Puerto Rico *''Modisimus nicaraguensis, M. nicaraguensis'' Huber, 1998 – Nicaragua *''Modisimus ovatus, M. ovatus'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''Modisimus palenque, M. palenque'' Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico *''Modisimus palvet, M. palvet'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus pana, M. pana'' Huber, 1998 – Guatemala *''Modisimus paraiso, M. paraiso'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus pavidus, M. pavidus'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *''Modisimus pelejil, M. pelejil'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus pittier, M. pittier'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica, Panama *''Modisimus propinquus, M. propinquus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 – Mexico *''Modisimus pulchellus, M. pulchellus'' Nathan Banks, Banks, 1929 – Panama *''Modisimus pusillus, M. pusillus'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus rainesi, M. rainesi'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus reddelli, M. reddelli'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *''Modisimus roumaini, M. roumaini'' Huber, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus sanpedro, M. sanpedro'' Jiménez & Palacios-Cardiel, 2015 – Mexico *''Modisimus sanvito, M. sanvito'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus sarapiqui, M. sarapiqui'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus seguin, M. seguin'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus selvanegra, M. selvanegra'' Huber, 1998 – Nicaragua *''Modisimus sexoculatus, M. sexoculatus'' Petrunkevitch, 1929 – Puerto Rico *''Modisimus signatus, M. signatus'' (Banks, 1914) – Puerto Rico *''Modisimus simoni, M. simoni'' Huber, 1997 – Venezuela *''Modisimus solus, M. solus'' Gertsch & Peck, 1992 – Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) *''Modisimus texanus, M. texanus'' Banks, 1906 – USA, Mexico *''Modisimus tiburon, M. tiburon'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus toma, M. toma'' Huber & Fischer, 2010 – Hispaniola *''Modisimus tortuguero, M. tortuguero'' Huber, 1998 – Costa Rica *''Modisimus tzotzile, M. tzotzile'' Paolo Brignoli, Brignoli, 1974 – Mexico *''Modisimus vittatus, M. vittatus'' Bryant, 1948 – HispaniolaSee also
* List of Pholcidae speciesReferences
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3016928 Araneomorphae genera Pantropical spiders Pholcidae Spiders of North America Spiders of South America