World Spider Catalog

Genus: Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 | Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Pholcus yajiyagama Yan, Ballarin & Yao, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066996

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Described:

Distribution: Japan (Ryukyu Is.)

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), Shenyang, Liaoning, China m (Ar00524) - (Yan et al., 2026b)
Paratype: Department of Zoology of the National Museum of Nature and Science (NSMT-Ar), Tokyo, Japan 2m 1f (26764-26766) - (Yan et al., 2026b)

Taxonomic References

Pholcus yajiyagama Yan et al., 2026b: 6, f. 3A-H, 4A-E (Dmf) Original description

References

Yan, M. C., Li, M. H., Ballarin, F. & Yao, Z. Y. (2026b). Morphological and molecular data reveal a new spider species of the little-known Pholcus nagasakiensis species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago. Biodiversity Data Journal 14(e193642): 1-15. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.14.e193642 [[Zoobank: 626107D5-3A6D-4462-8843-8DFF1BC9654C]] -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-05-01	New taxonomic reference entry	Yan et al., 2026b
2026-05-01	New species inserted	Yan et al., 2026b

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