Node 1c: NN (Smeringopinae + Pholcinae)

belisanaTarsus 4 comb hairs over entire length of tarsus
(Huber & Fleckenstein 2008)


 Molecular data
(Bruvo-Madaric et al. 2005; Astrin et al. 2007; Dimitrov et al. 2013)

All three major studies including molecules found support for a close relationship between Smeringopinae and Pholcinae.

In the plesiomorphic condition, comb hairs are restricted to the distal part of the tarsus 4:

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