Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Tajikistan, with the first description of female Pholcus sidorenkoi Dunin, 1994

  • Tingting Dong College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110034
  • Guo Zheng College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110034
  • Abdulaziz Davlatov Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, the National Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 and Institute of Zoology and Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe 734025
  • Zhiyuan Yao Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, the National Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
  • Shuqiang Li Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, the National Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.301
Keywords: biodiversity, morphology, pholcid, Pholcinae, taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 are described from Tajikistan: Pholcus saidovi Yao & Li sp. nov. (♂♀) and P. shuguanensis Yao & Li sp. nov. (♂). The female of P. sidorenkoi Dunin, 1994 is reported for the first time. All belong to the P. nenjukovi species group.

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Published
2017-03-20
How to Cite
Dong, T., Zheng, G., Davlatov, A., Yao, Z., & Li, S. (2017). Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Tajikistan, with the first description of female Pholcus sidorenkoi Dunin, 1994. European Journal of Taxonomy, (301). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.301
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No. 301 (2017): Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Tajikistan, with the first description of female Pholcus sidorenkoi Dunin, 1994
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