Small (2–5 mm), absence of dorsal weak zone on male cymbium, presence of worm-shaped process on pedipalp bulb, curved setae on leg, females with stridulatory files, epigyne often with median pocket.
Daddy Long-legs
Pholcidae C.L. Koch, 1850
Type genus: Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805
(after Framenau et al. 2014): Daddy Long-legs (family Pholcidae), as their colloquial name suggests, have exceptionally long and slender legs. Their eyes are arranged in two laterally situated groups that form triangles and this eye arrangement distinguishes them from similar spider in the families Synotaxidae and possibly Linyphiidae (Money Spiders).The chelicerae of pholcids are joined together at the base which is very unusual in spiders, but also occurs for example in the Filistatidae(Crevice Weavers) and Symphytognathidae.
Publications
Framenau VW, Baehr BC, Zborowski P (2014): A guide to the spiders of Australia. New Holland Publishers, 1 - 448
Huber BA (2001): The pholcids of Australia (Araneae: Pholcidae): taxonomy, biogeography, and relationships. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 260: 1 - 144