Pholcid spiders of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan, China, with descriptions of two new species
The spider genus <i>Pholcus</i> Walckenaer, 1805 exhibits high diversity in eastern Sichuan, China, and 19 species have been recorded in this area so far. In this study, two additional new species of <i>Pholcus</i> from north of the Sichuan Basin are described, <i>Pholcus jiuzhai</i> Yan, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) from the <i>crypticolens</i> group and <i>Pholcus pingwu</i> Yan, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) from the <i>yichengicus</i> group. In addition, an updated list of all <i>Pholcus</i> species from eastern Sichuan is provided.
Authors
- Jinglin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3932-309X)
- Zhiyuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-0949)
- Lu-Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-3473)
- Meichen Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7306-3323)
- Y Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5991-1354)
Institutions
- Southwest University (CN)
- Shenyang Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1264.175373
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00