identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
92F87D7A94005688A607B35E389369AE.text	92F87D7A94005688A607B35E389369AE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus baegamsan Jang & Yoo & Lee & Kim 2026	<div><p>Pholcus baegamsan sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 6 A, 7 A</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. South Korea • ♂ (NIBR, # TTQXIV 0000000271); Jeonbuk State; Sunchang-gun; Bokheung-myeon; Bongdeok-ri; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=126.8777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.464966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 126.8777/lat 35.464966)">Mt. Baegamsan</a>; 35°27.898'N, 126°52.662'E; alt. 380 m; 25 September 2022; S. Y. Lee, C. M. Jang &amp; S. T. Kim leg. Paratypes. South Korea • ♀ (NIBR, # NIBRIV 0000910317); • 2 ♂♂ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20220925-01 ~ 02); • 2 ♀♀ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20220925-03 ~ 04); same data as for holotype .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Pholcus baegamsan sp. nov. is similar to Pholcus duryun Jang, Bae, Lee, Yoo &amp; Kim, 2023 (Jang et al. 2023: fig. 2 E – K), but can be distinguished from the latter by the combination of the following characteristics: Males – uncus with angular protrusions with a pointed tip distally and angular protrusion proximally (Fig. 2 H); procursus with a dorso-distal apophysis blunt and bend prolaterally (numbered 1 in Fig. 2 H – J) vs uncus with angular protrusions with a truncated tip distally and round protrusion proximally; procursus with a triangular dorso-distal apophysis. Females – anterior arch recurved and pore plates oval (Fig. 2 G) vs anterior arch straight, pore plates triangular.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Habitus as in Fig. 2 A. Total length 5.43. Carapace: 1.72 long / 1.79 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.18, AME 0.13, PLE 0.16, PME 0.16, ALE-AME 0.04, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.06, AME-PME 0.06, PLE-PME 0.04, PME-PME 0.26. Chelicera: 0.89 long / 0.28 wide. Legs: I 46.87 (11.79, 0.75, 12.05, 19.86, 2.42), II 30.98 (8.38, 0.74, 7.89, 12.47, 1.50), III 21.04 (6.11, 0.66, 5.04, 8.14, 1.09), IV 28.22 (8.09, 0.61, 7.10, 11.18, 1.24), tibia I L / d 72. Abdomen: 3.57 long / 1.62 wide.</p><p>Carapace pale yellowish brown, cephalic region with pale blackish brown median and marginal bands, thoracic region with pale blackish brown radial and marginal bands (Fig. 2 A). Chelicera with three apophyses; blunt proximo-lateral apophysis diagonally upward and protruding out of chelicera, short and blunt frontal apophysis protruding forward, and thick and pointed distal apophysis diagonally downward (Fig. 2 C, D). Legs yellowish brown, retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I at 7 % proximally, tarsus I with &lt;30 indistinct and irregular pseudosegments except 10 distally, leg formula I-II-IV-III. Abdomen cylindrical, pale and dull yellowish brown with an elongate, longitudinal cardiac pattern and numerous black irregular spots (Fig. 2 A). Palp (Fig. 2 H – K): trochanter apophysis ~ 0.24 × as long as femur, spatulate, broad, distally rounded (Fig. 2 J); palpal tibia with a rectangular prolatero-ventral modification (Fig. 2 H); bulb pale yellowish brown, cordiform, appendix absent (Fig. 2 H, K); uncus dark blackish brown with angular protrusions with a pointed tip distally and angular protrusion with a roundly granulated surface proximally, pseudo-appendix absent (Fig. 2 H, K); embolus un-modified, weakly sclerotized with some semi-transparent distal fringed processes (Fig. 2 H, K); procursus large and brown with dark blackish brown margin, distinct ventral knee present, strongly sclerotized, two apophyses present, dorso-distal apophysis blunt and bend prolaterally (numbered 1 in Fig. 2 H – J), prolateral apophysis strongly curved ventrally (numbered 2 in Fig. 2 H – J); a single long, translucent spine on the dorsal ridge (Fig. 6 A).</p><p>Female (paratype): General appearance similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 2 B. Total length 4.98. Carapace: 1.55 long / 1.63 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.16, AME 0.10, PLE 0.14, PME 0.15, ALE-AME 0.04, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.06, AME-PME 0.06, PLE-PME 0.03, PME-PME 0.21. Legs: I 29.63 (7.46, 0.59, 7.67, 12.09, 1.82), II 20.92 (5.76, 0.62, 5.23, 8.05, 1.26), III 15.39 (4.33, 0.54, 3.72, 5.78, 1.02), IV 21.16 (6.28, 0.51, 5.22, 7.94, 1.21), tibia I L / d 42. Abdomen: 3.32 long / 1.48 wide.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 2 E, F): subcircular, length and width approximately subequal, anterior epigynal plate sclerotized and triangular, strongly recurved posteromedially with slightly sclerotized and bulged posterolateral margins, posterior epigynal plate narrow, knob short and thick with a blunt tip. Internal genitalia (Fig. 2 G): anterior arch slightly recurved, pore plates oval, separated far from the anterior arch, separated far from each other, both margins membranous.</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in three males (holotype and paratypes): 12.05, 10.03, 11.62. Tibia I in three females (paratypes): 7.67, 7.53, 8.20.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>The species was hand-collected from rocky areas, such as rock walls and beneath rocks, in mountainous mixed forests (Fig. 1 B).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Korea (Mt. Baegamsan, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk State) (Fig. 1 A).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality, Mt. Baegamsan, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk State.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/92F87D7A94005688A607B35E389369AE	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	Jang, Chang Moon;Yoo, Jung Sun;Lee, Sue Yeon;Kim, Seung Tae	Jang, Chang Moon, Yoo, Jung Sun, Lee, Sue Yeon, Kim, Seung Tae (2026): Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235
269B0F1D427A5EDCADF3E8CAC1B81D7B.text	269B0F1D427A5EDCADF3E8CAC1B81D7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus hongcheon Jang & Yoo & Lee & Kim 2026	<div><p>Pholcus hongcheon sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 3, 6 B, 7 B</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. South Korea • ♂ (NIBR, # TTQXIV 0000000272); Gangwon-do; Hongcheon-gun; Hwachon-myeon; Yasidae-ri; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=127.955086&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.824734" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 127.955086/lat 37.824734)">Mt. Garisan</a>; 37°49.484'N, 127°57.305'E; alt. 280 m; 29 July 2023, C. M. Jang &amp; S. T. Kim leg. Paratypes. South Korea • ♀ (NIBR, # NIBRIV 0000910315); same data as for holotype • 2 ♂♂ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20230908-01 ~ 02); • 2 ♀♀ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20230908-03 ~ 04); same locality as for holotype; 8 September 2023; C. M. Jang &amp; S. T. Kim leg.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Pholcus hongcheon sp. nov. is similar to Pholcus deokjeok Jang, Yoo, Kim &amp; Bae, 2025 (Jang et al. 2025 a: fig. 2 e – k), but can be distinguished from the latter by the combination of the following characteristics: Males – uncus square with a pointed tip distally, pseudo-appendix thick and sickle-shaped (Fig. 3 H, K); procursus with three apophyses, dorso-distal apophysis large and thick (numbered 1 in Fig. 3 H – J), ventro-distal apophysis round (numbered 2 in Fig. 3 H – J), retrolatero-distal apophysis absent, vs uncus rounded square without a pointed tip distally, two pseudo-appendices thick and slightly curved; procursus with four apophyses, dorso-distal apophysis large and slender, ventro-distal apophysis large and claw-shaped, retrolatero-distal apophysis present.</p><p>Females – anterior epigynal plate semi-circular and slightly recurved posteriorly, with posterolateral margins slightly sclerotized and protruding, posterior epigynal plate narrow, knob short, unsclerotized (Fig. 3 E, F) vs anterior epigynal plate triangular and sinuous posteriorly, posterolateral margins slightly sclerotized and not protruding, posterior epigynal plate broad, knob very short, sclerotized; anterior arch slightly recurved, pore plates large and elongate oval (Fig. 3 G) vs anterior arch straight, pore plates semicircular.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Habitus as in Fig. 3 A. Total length 5.51. Carapace: 1.65 long / 1.83 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.18, AME 0.12, PLE 0.17, PME 0.16, ALE-AME 0.06, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.05, AME-PME 0.06, PLE-PME 0.07, PME-PME 0.25. Legs: I 47.60 (11.85, 0.71, 12.18, 20.30, 2.56), II 31.45 (8.53, 0.72, 7.87, 12.67, 1.66), III 21.74 (6.30, 0.62, 5.37, 8.27, 1.18), IV 28.60 (8.35, 0.60, 7.09, 11.12, 1.44), tibia I L / d 66. Abdomen: 3.72 long / 1.59 wide.</p><p>Carapace pale yellowish brown, cephalic region with pale blackish brown median and marginal bands, thoracic region with pale blackish brown radial and marginal bands (Fig. 3 A). Chelicera with three apophyses; blunt proximo-lateral apophysis diagonally upward and protruding out of chelicera, short and blunt frontal apophysis protruding forward, and thick and pointed distal apophysis diagonally downward (Fig. 3 C, D). Legs yellowish brown, retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I at 5 % proximally, tarsus I with &lt;40 indistinct and irregular pseudosegments except 12 distally, leg formula I-II-IV-III. Abdomen cylindrical, pale and dull yellowish brown with an elongate, longitudinal cardiac pattern and numerous black irregular spots (Fig. 3 A). Palp (Fig. 3 H – K): trochanter apophysis ~ 0.42 × as long as femur, straight, slender, distally blunt (Fig. 3 H, J); palpal tibia with a rectangular prolatero-ventral modification (Fig. 3 H); bulb pale yellowish brown, cordiform, appendix absent (Fig. 3 H, K); uncus dark blackish brown and square with a pointed tip distally, pseudo-appendix thick and sickle-shaped (Fig. 3 H, K); embolus unmodified, weakly sclerotized with some semi-transparent distal fringed processes (Fig. 3 H, K); procursus large and brown with dark blackish brown margin, distinct ventral knee present, strongly sclerotized, three apophyses present, dorso-distal apophysis large and triangular (numbered 1 in Fig. 3 H – J), ventro-distal apophysis round (numbered 2 in Fig. 3 H – J), prolatero-distal apophysis membranous with a pointed tip (numbered 3 in Fig. 3 H – J); a single stout, black spine on the dorsal ridge (Fig. 6 B).</p><p>Female (paratype): General appearance similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 3 B. Total length 5.83. Carapace: 1.64 long / 1.75 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.16, AME 0.11, PLE 0.16, PME 0.14, ALE-AME 0.06, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.05, AME-PME 0.05, PLE-PME 0.04, PME-PME 0.21. Legs: I 33.98 (8.42, 0.66, 8.64, 14.04, 2.22), II 23.50 (6.43, 0.68, 5.92, 9.21, 1.26), III 17.05 (4.91, 0.61, 4.20, 6.34, 0.99), IV 22.86 (6.72, 0.59, 5.84, 8.58, 1.13), tibia I L / d 49. Abdomen: 3.89 long / 2.54 wide.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 3 E, F): subcircular, length and width approximately subequal, anterior epigynal plate semi-circular and unsclerotized and slightly recurved posteriorly, posterolateral margins slightly sclerotized and protruding, posterior epigynal plate narrow, knob short, small, unsclerotized with a blunt tip. Internal genitalia (Fig. 3 G): anterior arch slightly recurved, pore plates large and elongate oval, contiguous with the anterior arch, separated far from each other, both margins membranous.</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in three males (holotype and paratypes): 12.18, 14.37, 13.49. Tibia I in three females (paratypes): 8.64, 8.90, 8.93.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>The species was hand-collected from rocky areas, such as rock walls and beneath rocks, in mountainous mixed forests (Fig. 1 C).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Korea (Mt. Garisan, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do) (Fig. 1 A).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality, Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/269B0F1D427A5EDCADF3E8CAC1B81D7B	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	Jang, Chang Moon;Yoo, Jung Sun;Lee, Sue Yeon;Kim, Seung Tae	Jang, Chang Moon, Yoo, Jung Sun, Lee, Sue Yeon, Kim, Seung Tae (2026): Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235
36177567EC3557DD89909CA9C78221E1.text	36177567EC3557DD89909CA9C78221E1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus namhae Jang & Yoo & Lee & Kim 2026	<div><p>Pholcus namhae sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 4, 6 C, 7 C</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. South Korea • ♂ (NIBR, # TTQXIV 0000000273); Gyeongsangnam-do; Namhae-gun; Sangju-myeon; Sangju-ri; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=127.98235&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=34.7523" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 127.98235/lat 34.7523)">Boriam Temple</a>; 34°45.138'N, 127°58.941'E; alt. 650 m; 7 September 2023; C. M. Jang &amp; S. T. Kim leg. Paratypes. South Korea • ♀ (NIBR, # NIBRIV 0000910312); same data as for holotype • 2 ♂♂ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20190820 -01), • 2 ♀♀ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20190820 -02); same locality as for holotype; 20 August 2019; S. T. Kim &amp; S. Y. Lee leg.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Pholcus namhae sp. nov. is similar to Pholcus palgongensis Seo, 2014 (Seo 2014: figs 1 R, S, 5 A – D, G, H), but can be distinguished from the latter by the combination of the following characteristics: Males – uncus with a trifurcated distal tip and a round proximal tip (Fig. 4 H, K); procursus with a large prolateral apophysis protruding markedly outward from the procursus (numbered 2 in Fig. 4 H – J) vs uncus with a blunt non-trifurcated distal tip and lacking a proximal tip; procursus with a prolateral apophysis not protruding outward from the procursus. Females – anterior epigynal plate strongly emarginate posteromedially, knob short (Fig. 4 E, F) vs anterior epigynal plate recurved posteromedially, knob moderately long; pore plates obovate, longitudinal (Fig. 4 G) vs pore plates oval, horizontal.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Habitus as in Fig. 4 A. Total length 5.16. Carapace: 1.76 long / 1.69 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.19, AME 0.11, PLE 0.17, PME 0.14, ALE-AME 0.04, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.08, AME-PME 0.11, PLE-PME 0.05, PME-PME 0.27. Legs: I 40.67 (10.14, 0.75, 10.17, 17.22, 2.39), II 27.41 (7.47, 0.74, 6.76, 10.90, 1.54), III 19.40 (5.60, 0.61, 4.70, 7.28, 1.21), IV 25.65 (7.33, 0.62, 6.42, 9.85, 1.43), tibia I L / d 56. Abdomen: 3.20 long / 1.61 wide.</p><p>Carapace pale yellowish brown, cephalic region with pale blackish brown median and marginal bands, thoracic region with pale blackish brown radial and marginal bands (Fig. 4 A). Chelicera with three apophyses; blunt proximo-lateral apophysis diagonally upward and protruding out of chelicera, short and blunt frontal apophysis protruding forward, and thick and pointed distal apophysis diagonally downward (Fig. 4 C, D). Legs yellowish brown, retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I at 5 % proximally, tarsus I with &lt;35 indistinct and irregular pseudosegments except 10 distally, leg formula I-II-IV-III. Abdomen cylindrical, pale and dull reddish brown with an elongate, longitudinal cardiac pattern and numerous black irregular spots (Fig. 4 A). Palp (Fig. 4 H – K): trochanter apophysis ~ 1 / 4 as long as femur, stubby, broad, distally rounded with a hair (Fig. 4 H, J); palpal tibia with an oval prolatero-ventral modification (Fig. 4 H); bulb pale yellowish brown, cordiform, appendix absent (Fig. 4 H, K); uncus dull blackish brown with a trifurcated tip distally and a round tip proximally, medial surface granulated, pseudo-appendix absent (Fig. 4 H, K); embolus unmodified, weakly sclerotized with some semi-transparent distal fringed processes (Fig. 4 H, K); procursus large and pale brown with dark blackish brown margin, distinct ventral knee present, moderately sclerotized, two apophyses present, dorso-distal apophysis large and claw-shaped (numbered 1 in Fig. 4 H – J), prolateral apophysis large with a pointed tip and protruding markedly outward from the procursus (numbered 2 in Fig. 4 H – J); a single stout, black spine on the dorsal ridge (Fig. 6 C).</p><p>Female (paratype): General appearance similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 4 B. Total length 4.96. Carapace: 1.64 long / 1.72 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.18, AME 0.10, PLE 0.17, PME 0.15, ALE-AME 0.04, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.06, AME-PME 0.08, PLE-PME 0.04, PME-PME 0.21. Legs: I 29.08 (7.30, 0.63, 7.32, 11.67, 2.16), II 19.89 (5.54, 0.57, 4.98, 7.45, 1.35), III 14.83 (4.35, 0.54, 3.53, 5.39, 1.02), IV 20.17 (5.82, 0.54, 5.09, 7.51, 1.21), tibia I L / d 46. Palp: Abdomen: 3.30 long / 1.41 wide.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 4 E, F): subcircular, longer than wide, anterior epigynal plate strongly emarginate posteromedially with sclerotized posterolateral margins, posterior epigynal plate narrow, knob very short and thick with a blunt tip. Internal genitalia (Fig. 4 G): anterior arch triangularly recurved, pore plates obovate, pointed oval, vertical, separated far from the anterior arch, separated far from each other, both margins membranous.</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in three males (holotype and paratypes): 10.17, 11.37, 10.49. Tibia I in three females (paratypes): 7.32, 7.70, 7.64.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>The species was hand-collected from rocky areas, such as rock walls and beneath rocks, in mountainous mixed forests (Fig. 1 D).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Korea (Boriam Temple, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do) (Fig. 1 A).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality, Namhae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/36177567EC3557DD89909CA9C78221E1	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	Jang, Chang Moon;Yoo, Jung Sun;Lee, Sue Yeon;Kim, Seung Tae	Jang, Chang Moon, Yoo, Jung Sun, Lee, Sue Yeon, Kim, Seung Tae (2026): Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235
DE4BE1B2D67352778F433CBCDE6801D4.text	DE4BE1B2D67352778F433CBCDE6801D4.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/DE4BE1B2D67352778F433CBCDE6801D4	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	Jang, Chang Moon;Yoo, Jung Sun;Lee, Sue Yeon;Kim, Seung Tae	Jang, Chang Moon, Yoo, Jung Sun, Lee, Sue Yeon, Kim, Seung Tae (2026): Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235
1645359DCE735D89B62EACA8F7F876C6.text	1645359DCE735D89B62EACA8F7F876C6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pholcus yeongcheon Jang & Yoo & Lee & Kim 2026	<div><p>Pholcus yeongcheon sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 5, 6 D, 7 D</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. South Korea • ♂ (NIBR, # TTQXIV 0000000274); Gyeongsangbuk-do; Yeongcheon-si; Sinnyeong-myeon; Hwanam-ri; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=128.78111&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.091" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 128.78111/lat 36.091)">Mt. Hwasan</a>; 36°05.460'N, 128°46.867'E; alt. 740 m; 8 September 2023; C. M. Jang &amp; S. T. Kim leg. Paratypes. South Korea • ♀ (NIBR, # NIBRIV 0000910314); • 2 ♂♂ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20230908-05 ~ 06); • 2 ♀♀ (KKU, # KKU -ARA-Phol-20230908-07 ~ 08); same data as for holotype .</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Pholcus yeongcheon sp. nov. is similar to Pholcus gajiensis Seo, 2014 (Seo 2014: figs 1 H, I, 3 A – D, G, H), but can be distinguished from the latter by the combination of the following characteristics: Males – uncus with a finely serrated edge, pseudo-appendix slender and hook-shaped (Fig. 5 H, K); procursus with a large claw-shaped dorso-distal apophysis (numbered 1 in Fig. 5 H – J), a single translucent dorsal spine present (Fig. 6 D) vs uncus with a coarsely serrated edge, pseudo-appendix thick and hook-shaped; procursus with a small claw-shaped dorso-distal apophysis, a single black and rigid dorsal spine present. Females – posterior epigynal plate broad; pore plates oval (Fig. 5 G) vs posterior epigynal plate narrow; pore plates elongate oval.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Habitus as in Fig. 5 A. Total length 6.63. Carapace: 1.92 long / 1.91 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.17, AME 0.15, PLE 0.17, PME 0.12, ALE-AME 0.04, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.06, AME-PME 0.07, PLE-PME 0.04, PME-PME 0.26. Legs: I 47.58 (12.17, 0.77, 12.32, 20.00, 2.32), II 32.62 (8.98, 0.74, 8.29, 13.04, 1.57), III 22.13 (6.44, 0.68, 5.40, 8.42, 1.19), IV 29.25 (8.33, 0.69, 7.47, 11.32, 1.44), tibia I L / d 62. Abdomen: 4.45 long / 2.25 wide.</p><p>Carapace pale reddish brown, cephalic region with pale blackish brown median and marginal bands, thoracic region with pale blackish brown radial and marginal bands (Fig. 5 A). Chelicera with three apophyses; blunt proximo-lateral apophysis diagonally upward and protruding out of chelicera, short and pointed frontal apophysis protruding forward, and thick and pointed distal apophysis diagonally downward (Fig. 5 C, D). Legs yellowish brown, retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia I at 6 % proximally, tarsus I with &lt;30 indistinct and irregular pseudosegments except 15 distally, leg formula I-II-IV-III. Abdomen cylindrical, pale and dull grayish brown with an elongate, longitudinal cardiac pattern and numerous black irregular spots (Fig. 5 A). Palp (Fig. 5 H – K): trochanter apophysis ~ 0.14 × as long as femur, stubby, broad, distally rounded (Fig. 5 H, J); bulb pale yellowish brown, cordiform, appendix absent (Fig. 5 H, K); uncus dull blackish brown with a pointed tip distally and a round tip proximally, edge finely serrated, pseudo-appendix slender and hook-shaped (Fig. 5 H, K); embolus unmodified, weakly sclerotized with some semi-transparent distal fringed processes (Fig. 5 H, K); procursus large and dark brown with dark blackish brown margin, distinct ventral knee present, strongly sclerotized, two apophyses and present, dorso-distal apophysis small and claw-shaped (numbered 1 in Fig. 5 H – J), prolateral apophysis large and curved with a truncated tip (numbered 2 in Fig. 5 H – J) and a ventral membranous process; a single short, translucent spine on the dorsal ridge (Fig. 6 D).</p><p>Female (paratype): General appearance similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 5 B. Total length 5.13. Carapace: 1.42 long / 1.36 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.15, AME 0.08, PLE 0.14, PME 0.14, ALE-AME 0.05, ALE-PLE contiguous, AME-AME 0.06, AME-PME 0.07, PLE-PME 0.05, PME-PME 0.20. Legs: I 25.94 (6.60, 0.57, 6.52, 10.40, 1.85), II 18.11 (4.97, 0.57, 4.47, 6.84, 1.26), III 13.41 (3.88, 0.47, 3.28, 4.85, 0.93), IV 17.79 (5.23, 0.51, 4.44, 6.62, 0.99), tibia I L / d 40. Abdomen: 3.43 long / 2.00 wide.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 5 E, F): subcircular, length and width approximately subequal, anterior epigynal plate strongly emarginate posteromedially with sclerotized posterolateral margins, posterior epigynal plate broad, knob moderately long and thick with a blunt tip. Internal genitalia (Fig. 5 G): anterior arch recurved, pore plates oval, separated far from the anterior arch, separated far from each other, both margins sclerotized.</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Tibia I in three males (holotype and paratypes): 12.32, 10.37, 11.34. Tibia I in three females (paratypes): 6.52, 7.60, 7.93.</p><p>Habitat.</p><p>The species was hand-collected from rocky areas, such as rock walls and beneath rocks, in mountainous mixed forests (Fig. 1 E).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Korea (Mt. Hwasan, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do) (Fig. 1 A).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1645359DCE735D89B62EACA8F7F876C6	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	Jang, Chang Moon;Yoo, Jung Sun;Lee, Sue Yeon;Kim, Seung Tae	Jang, Chang Moon, Yoo, Jung Sun, Lee, Sue Yeon, Kim, Seung Tae (2026): Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235
