identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
CF80FCBB76C1557E87B7D84A3C8939F2.text	CF80FCBB76C1557E87B7D84A3C8939F2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus alashan Wang & Yao 2026	<div><p>Pholcus alashan Wang &amp; Yao sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 3</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♂; Inner Mongolia, Alashan Zuoqi, Helanshan Mountain, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=105.80727&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=38.6653" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 105.80727/lat 38.6653)">Guangzong Temple</a>; 38.665300°N, 105.807267°E; alt. 1976 m; 9 June 2015; T. Lu, G. Huang, L. Wang et al. leg.; SYNU -Ar 00534 . Paratypes: China • 3 ♀; same locality and collectors as for the holotype; 8 June 2015; SYNU -Ar 00535 –537 • 3 ♂; same locality as for the holotype; 8 August 2025; Z. Yao, B. Wang &amp; X. Li leg.; SYNU -Ar 00538 –540 • 3 ♀; same data as for preceding; SYNU -Ar 00541 –543 .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The new species can be easily distinguished from all known congeners in the P. phungiformes species group by the following combination of characters: procursus with curved distal membranous process (dp in Fig. 2 C) and sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis (dsa in Fig. 2 C), uncus proximo-laterally strongly protruding (arrow in Fig. 3 C), epigyne nearly triangular (Fig. 3 A), and vulval pore plates as long as epigynal knob (pp in Fig. 3 B, kn in Fig. 3 A).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Measurements: Total length 5.31 (5.51 with clypeus), carapace 1.55 long, 1.88 wide, opisthosoma 3.76 long, 1.68 wide. Leg I: 39.48 (10.06, 0.74, 10.13, 16.15, 2.40), leg II: 27.36 (7.56, 0.72, 6.79, 10.77, 1.52), leg III: 19.51 (5.71, 0.64, 4.68, 7.44, 1.04), leg IV: 26.14 (7.76, 0.66, 6.44, 9.94, 1.34); tibia I L / d: 56. Eye interdistances and diameters: PME – PME 0.24, PME 0.15, PME – ALE 0.04, AME – AME 0.05, AME 0.12. Sternum width / length: 1.29 / 1.05.</p><p>Color: Carapace yellowish, with radiating marks; ocular area yellowish, with median and lateral brown bands; clypeus yellowish; sternum yellowish, with brown marks. Legs yellowish, but whitish on distal parts of femora and tibiae, without darker rings on femora and tibiae. Opisthosoma yellowish, with dorsal and lateral spots.</p><p>Body: As in Fig. 3 E, F; ocular area elevated, without eye-stalks.</p><p>Chelicerae: As in Fig. 3 D, with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses (pa), pair of distal apophyses (da) with two teeth each, and pair of frontal apophyses (fa).</p><p>Legs: Retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I situated at 3 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on tibiae, metatarsi, and tarsi; tarsus I with 38 distinct pseudosegments.</p><p>Palp: As in Fig. 2 A, B; trochanter with long (5 × longer than wide) ventral apophysis (va); femur with retrolatero-proximal apophysis (rpa) and distinct ventral protrusion (vp); tibia with prolatero-ventral protrusion (pvp); procursus (pr) simple proximally, but complex distally, with raised prolatero-subdistal edge bearing distal membranous process (dp), sclerotized dorso-subdistal apophysis (dsa), and two dorsal spines (ds); uncus (u) with proximal apophysis (pra) and scales, proximo-laterally strongly protruding (arrow in Fig. 3 C); “ pseudo-appendix ” semi-transparent (Fig. 3 C); embolus (e) weakly sclerotized, with transparent distal projections.</p><p>Female (paratype, SYNU -Ar 00535): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 3 G, H. Total length 4.95 (5.18 with clypeus), carapace 1.35 long, 1.70 wide, opisthosoma 3.60 long, 1.64 wide; tibia I: 6.86; tibia I L / d: 43. Eye interdistances and diameters: PME – PME 0.21, PME 0.16, PME – ALE 0.04, AME – AME 0.04, AME 0.09. Sternum width / length: 1.09 / 0.93. Clypeus with brown marks. Epigyne (Fig. 3 A) nearly triangular, posteriorly strongly curved, with knob (kn). Vulva (Fig. 3 B) with sclerotized wave-shaped anterior arch (aa) and pair of long, elliptical pore plates (pp).</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in three male paratypes (SYNU -Ar 00538 –540): 9.94, 10.51, 11.03. Tibia I in the other three female paratypes (SYNU -Ar 00541 –543): 7.88, 8.08, 8.64 (Leg I missing in SYNU -Ar 00536 –537).</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Underside of overhang on rocky cliffs in a mountainous area.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Inner Mongolia, known only from the type locality; Fig. 1).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CF80FCBB76C1557E87B7D84A3C8939F2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Yan, Meichen;Liu, Yating;Wang, Luyu;Yao, Zhiyuan	Yan, Meichen, Liu, Yating, Wang, Luyu, Yao, Zhiyuan (2026): Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group. ZooKeys 1275: 333-343, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1275.186998
3F2F728024215A1180B0683C0AF0D4AF.text	3F2F728024215A1180B0683C0AF0D4AF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus chifeng Yan & Yao 2026	<div><p>Pholcus chifeng Yan &amp; Yao sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 4, 5</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype: China • ♂; Inner Mongolia, Chifeng, Ningcheng County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.64741&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=41.367897" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.64741/lat 41.367897)">Heilihe Town, Canglonggu Scenic Spot</a>; 41.367897°N, 118.647410°E; alt. 859 m; 10 August 2025; Z. Yao, B. Wang &amp; X. Li leg.; SYNU -Ar 00544 . Paratypes: China • 1 ♂; same data as for the holotype; SYNU -Ar 00545 • 3 ♀; same data as for the holotype; SYNU -Ar 00546 –548 .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The new species resembles Pholcus liaoning S. Li &amp; Yao, 2025 (Li et al. 2025: 301, figs 11, 12) by having similar uncus, male chelicerae, and epigyne (Fig. 5 A, C, D), but it can be distinguished by prolatero-subdistal edge of procursus with blunt subdistal apophysis (sa in Fig. 4 C vs. absent), by procursus with blunt ventro-distal apophysis (vda in Fig. 4 A – C vs. pointed), by vulval anterior arch bearing pair of membranous lamella with medially sclerotized part each (ml in Fig. 5 B vs. absent), and by vulval pore plates anteriorly blunt (pp in Fig. 5 B vs. pointed).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Measurements: Total length 5.18 (5.29 with clypeus), carapace 1.58 long, 1.86 wide, opisthosoma 3.60 long, 1.63 wide. Legs I and II missing, leg III: 20.91 (6.06, 0.68, 5.06, 7.95, 1.16), leg IV: 27.26 (7.82, 0.69, 6.79, 10.38, 1.58). Eye interdistances and diameters: PME – PME 0.24, PME 0.15, PME – ALE 0.05, AME – AME 0.05, AME 0.09. Sternum width / length: 1.23 / 1.05.</p><p>Color: Carapace yellowish, with brown radiating marks and marginal brown bands; ocular area yellowish, with median and lateral brown bands; clypeus and sternum yellowish, with brown marks. Legs yellowish, but dark brown on patellae and whitish on distal parts of femora and tibiae, with darker rings on subdistal parts of femora and proximal and subdistal parts of tibiae. Opisthosoma yellowish, with dorsal and lateral spots.</p><p>Body: As in Fig. 5 E, F; ocular area elevated, without eye-stalks.</p><p>Chelicerae: As in Fig. 5 D, with pair of proximo-lateral apophyses (pa), pair of distal apophyses (da) with two teeth each, and pair of frontal apophyses (fa).</p><p>Legs: Legs with short vertical setae on tibiae, metatarsi, and tarsi.</p><p>Palp: As in Fig. 4 A, B; trochanter with short (2 × longer than wide), retrolatero-proximally bulged ventral apophysis (va); femur with retrolatero-proximal apophysis (rpa) and indistinct ventral protrusion (vp); tibia with prolatero-ventral protrusion (pvp); procursus (pr) simple proximally, but complex distally, with raised prolatero-subdistal edge bearing pointed distal apophysis (da) and blunt subdistal apophysis (sa), ventro-distal apophysis (vda), dorso-distal membranous lamella (ml), and one slender dorsal spine (ds); uncus (u) nearly elliptical, with scales; “ pseudo-appendix ” semi-transparent (Fig. 5 C); embolus (e) weakly sclerotized, with transparent distal projections.</p><p>Female (paratype, SYNU -Ar 00546): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 5 G, H. Total length 4.94 (5.05 with clypeus), carapace 1.46 long, 1.64 wide, opisthosoma 3.48 long, 1.61 wide; tibia I: 7.44; tibia I L / d: 47. Eye interdistances and diameters: PME – PME 0.20, PME 0.15, PME – ALE 0.04, AME – AME 0.03, AME 0.08. Sternum width / length: 1.02 / 0.90. Clypeus brown. Epigyne (Fig. 5 A) posteriorly slightly curved, with knob (kn). Vulva (Fig. 5 B) with ridge-shaped anterior arch (aa) bearing pair of membranous lamellae (ml) with medially sclerotized parts each, and pair of nearly quadrilateral pore plates (pp).</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in male paratype (SYNU -Ar 00545): 9.68; tibia I L / d: 69; retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I situated at 3 % proximally; tarsus I with 31 distinct pseudosegments. Tibia I in the other two female paratypes (SYNU -Ar 00547 –548): 7.83, 8.01.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>Underside of overhang on rocky cliffs in a mountainous area.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Inner Mongolia, known only from the type locality; Fig. 1).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3F2F728024215A1180B0683C0AF0D4AF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Yan, Meichen;Liu, Yating;Wang, Luyu;Yao, Zhiyuan	Yan, Meichen, Liu, Yating, Wang, Luyu, Yao, Zhiyuan (2026): Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group. ZooKeys 1275: 333-343, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1275.186998
83ECF9290AE65E4BA44CA964B4CA4F34.text	83ECF9290AE65E4BA44CA964B4CA4F34.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus Walckenaer 1805	<div><p>Genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805</p><p>Type species.</p><p>Aranea phalangioides Fuesslin, 1775 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/83ECF9290AE65E4BA44CA964B4CA4F34	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Yan, Meichen;Liu, Yating;Wang, Luyu;Yao, Zhiyuan	Yan, Meichen, Liu, Yating, Wang, Luyu, Yao, Zhiyuan (2026): Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Inner Mongolia, China, with a new western record for the group. ZooKeys 1275: 333-343, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1275.186998
