A new species of the Pholcusphungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning, China, with identification keys to four closely related species

Ludan Zhang; Bing Wang; Qiaoqiao He; Zhiyuan Yao

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1193.115640

A new species of the Pholcusphungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning, China, with identification keys to four closely related species

Zookeys. 2024 Mar 6:1193:171-179. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1193.115640. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Ludan Zhang¹, Bing Wang¹, Qiaoqiao He^{1

2

3}, Zhiyuan Yao^{1

2

3}

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

A new species of pholcid spiders, Pholcusfengmeii Zhang, He & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from Liaoning Province, China. The new species belongs to the speciose phungiformes species group. Taxonomic keys to four closely related species are provided.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Northeast Asia; Pholcinae; daddy-long-legs spider; morphology; taxonomy.

Ludan Zhang, Bing Wang, Qiaoqiao He, Zhiyuan Yao.