Published September 4, 2023 | Version v1
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Five new species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea

  • 1. Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 2. Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 3. National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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Five new spider species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805, P. duryun sp. nov., P. hwaam sp. nov., P. mohang sp. nov., P. worak sp. nov., and P. yangpyeong sp. nov., belonging to the P. phungiformes group in the family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850, are newly described from South Korea. These new species were collected from mixed forests in mountainous, hilly, and coastal terrains. This study provides the diagnoses, detailed descriptions, distribution maps, and taxonomic photographs of these new species.

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