Pholcid spiders of the Pholcus phungiformes species-group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning Province, China: an overview, with description of a new species
Fangyu Zhao, Tian Jiang, Lan Yang, Qiao-Qiao He, Guo Zheng, Zhiyuan Yao
Abstract
Species of the Pholcus phungiformes group exhibit high diversity in Liaoning Province of northeastern China. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on this species-group from this area. A checklist of 22 species recorded from this province is given, accompanied with a distribution map of the species. Pholcus xiuyan Zhao, Zheng & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀) is described as new to science, and P. yuhuangshan Yao & Li, 2021 is reported from Liaoning for the first time.
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SpiderSpecies groupChinaTaxonomy (biology)GeographyZoologyBiologyEcologyArchaeologySpider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies