Filling a zoogeographical gap in China: Taxonomic descriptions of six new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae)
The spiders of the <i>Pholcusphungiformes</i> species group in China are distributed across the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains in northern China, and the Changbai Mountains, which border northeastern China and North Korea. This study presents the first collection of the <i>P.phungiformes</i> species group from mountainous regions situated between the Yanshan-Taihang and Changbai Mountains, revealing six new species: <i>Pholcuschaoyang</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.hebei</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.huludao</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.jinzhou</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.liaoning</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.qin</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photomicroscopy images, and DNA barcodes of new species are provided.
Authors
- Jinglin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X)
- Zhiyuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-0949)
- Shuqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416)
- Qiao-Qiao He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-7444)
Institutions
- Shenyang Normal University (CN)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.145622
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Shenyang Normal University