Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group

. extends the group's western distribution limit by 5.2° longitude (from c. 111.0°E to 105.8°E), representing a significant zoogeographic range expansion.

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ZooKeys
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2026-04-02
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1275.186998
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Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group

Meichen Yan, Zhiyuan Yao, Luyu Wang
ZooKeys
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group

Meichen Yan, Zhiyuan Yao, Luyu Wang
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. extends the group's western distribution limit by 5.2° longitude (from c. 111.0°E to 105.8°E), representing a significant zoogeographic range expansion.

ZooKeysVol. 1275
Southwest University (CN), Shenyang Normal University (CN)
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Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group — Meichen Yan, Zhiyuan Yao, et al. · ZooKeys (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS