Revision of the velvet spiders (Araneae, Eresidae) with a new record from South Korea
New taxonomic and distribution data on the genus <i>Eresus</i> Walckenaer, 1805, are provided. A newly-recorded species, <i>E. granosus</i> Simon, 1895, is described along with <i>E. kollari</i> Rossi, 1846 with a detailed description, illustrations and ecological photographs from South Korea.
Authors
- Sue Yeon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3747)
- Yeong‐Seok Jo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0711-3871)
- Chang–Moon Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4343-2279)
- Seung Tae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5820-9294)
- Jung Sun Yoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-2006)
Institutions
- National Wildlife Federation (US)
- Konkuk University (KR)
- Advanced Biomass R&D Center (South Korea) (KR)
- National Institute of Biological Resources (KR)
- Daegu University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e165869
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wonkwang University
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Rural Development Administration
- Ministry of Education, India
- Shenyang Normal University
- National Institute of Biological Resources