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Prolochus is a possible genus of tropical spiders. As of September 2018, the World Spider Catalog does not accept the genus and treats it as a synonym of Dolichognatha, a genus in the family Tetragnathidae. In 2014, it was suggested that the genus be restored, and a newly discovered species was named as Prolochus junlitjri. Prolochus is said to have four main traits that distinguishes it from Dolichognatha: the total absence of posterior median eyes, a dorsal abdomen without dorsal humps, a distinct shape of abdomen and the palpal organ of the male.

Possible species

• Prolochus longiceps Thorell, 1895, syn. Dolichognatha longiceps (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar
• Prolochus junlitjri Barrionn-Dupo & Barrion, 2014, syn. Dolichognatha junlitjri (Barrion-Dupo & Barrion, 2014) – Philippines

References

1. "Gen. Dolichognatha O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
2. Barrion-Dupo, A.L.A. & Barrion, A.T. (2014). "First record of genus Prolochus Thorell, 1895 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from the Philippines, with description of a new species from Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Laguna". Philippine Entomologist. 28 (2): 194–201. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
3. Cruz, Florante (28 December 2014). "Two new species of spiders discovered in Mt. Makiling". UPLB Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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