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| Pholcus tongyaoi Wang & Yao, in Wang, Shaheen, He et Yao, 2020. |
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: daddy-long-leg spider, DNA barcode, morphology, Pholcinae, taxonomy
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| Pholcus tongyaoi sp. nov., live specimens and habitat A, B adult and juvenile males in old house C, D adult male and female with egg-sac on rock walls E, F habitat. Photographs by T Jiang (IZCAS). |
Pholcus tongyaoi Wang & Yao, sp. nov.
Xiang Wang, Shumaila Shaheen, Qiaoqiao He and Zhiyuan Yao. 2020. Notes on Two closely related Spider Species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Beijing, China. ZooKeys. 965: 1-16. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.965.56199
