biostudies-literatureUnknown1232Li JThe spiders of the <i>Pholcusphungiformes</i> species group in China are distributed across the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains in northern China, and the Changbai Mountains, which border northeastern China and North Korea. This study presents the first collection of the <i>P.phungiformes</i> species group from mountainous regions situated between the Yanshan-Taihang and Changbai Mountains, revealing six new species: <i>Pholcuschaoyang</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.hebei</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.huludao</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.jinzhou</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.liaoning</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.qin</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photomicroscopy images, and DNA barcodeZooKeys285-310https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11947730biostudies-literatureFilling a zoogeographical gap in China: Taxonomic descriptions of six new spider species of the <i>Pholcusphungiformes</i> species group (Araneae, Pholcidae).PMC11947730Yao ZLi JLi SHe QfalseFilling a zoogeographical gap in China: Taxonomic descriptions of six new spider species of the <i>Pholcusphungiformes</i> species group (Araneae, Pholcidae).The spiders of the <i>Pholcusphungiformes</i> species group in China are distributed across the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains in northern China, and the Changbai Mountains, which border northeastern China and North Korea. This study presents the first collection of the <i>P.phungiformes</i> species group from mountainous regions situated between the Yanshan-Taihang and Changbai Mountains, revealing six new species: <i>Pholcuschaoyang</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.hebei</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.huludao</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.jinzhou</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.liaoning</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.qin</i> S. Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photomicroscopy images, and DNA barcode2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-04-15T03:32:06.327Z2026-04-15T03:15:37.039ZS-EPMC119477304015160510.3897/zookeys.1232.145622