Notes on two closely related spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Beijing, China

Xiang Wang; Shumaila Shaheen; Qiaoqiao He; Zhiyuan Yao

doi:10.3897/zookeys.965.56199

Notes on two closely related spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Beijing, China

Zookeys. 2020 Sep 3:965:1-16. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.965.56199. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Xiang Wang¹, Shumaila Shaheen¹, Qiaoqiao He¹, Zhiyuan Yao^{1

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Affiliations

¹ College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China Shenyang Normal University Shenyang China.
² Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China Liaoning Key Laboratory of Evolution and Biodiversity Shenyang China.
³ Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Evolution and Agricultural Ecology, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Evolution and Agricultural Ecology Shenyang China.

Abstract

The Pholcus phungiformes species group is highly diverse and currently contains 53 species. In this study, Pholcus tongyaoi Wang & Yao, sp. nov. (male, female) from Huairou District, Beijing, China is described while similar congener Pholcus lexuancanhi Yao, Pham & Li, 2012 from neighboring Haidian District (type locality) is redescribed; the female of P. lexuancanhi is described for the first time. In addition, the DNA barcode COI for the two species was obtained to estimate p-distance.

Keywords: Pholcinae; DNA barcode; daddy-long-leg spider; morphology; taxonomy.

Xiang Wang, Shumaila Shaheen, Qiaoqiao He, Zhiyuan Yao.