Pholcid spiders of the Pholcusphungiformes species-group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning Province, China: an overview, with description of a new species.

ABSTRACT: Species of the Pholcusphungiformes 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. Pholcusxiuyan 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.

SUBMITTER: Zhao F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10194078 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature