Pholcusmaxian sp. nov., the fifth endemic spider species of Pholcusphungiformes species-group (Araneae: Pholcidae) at the border between Jilin, China and North Korea

Ying Lu; Fan Yang; Qiaoqiao He

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e72464

Pholcusmaxian sp. nov., the fifth endemic spider species of Pholcusphungiformes species-group (Araneae: Pholcidae) at the border between Jilin, China and North Korea

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Sep 16:9:e72464. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e72464. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Ying Lu¹, Fan Yang¹, Qiaoqiao He¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University Shenyang China.

Abstract

Background: The distribution pattern of Pholcusphungiformes species-group indicates that, in Jilin and Heilongjiang, China and North Korea, additional species diversity remains undiscovered.

New information: Pholcusmaxian sp. nov., one new species of P.phungiformes species-group, is described, based on material collected from the borderline between Jilin, China and North Korea. It represents the fifth endemic species of this species-group and the genus Pholcus from this region.

Keywords: Northeast Asia; biodiversity; morphology; new species; taxonomy.

Ying Lu, Fan Yang, Qiaoqiao He.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Shenyang Normal University (BS201841).