World Spider Catalog

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

Pholcus yanan Yan & Yao, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067192

ZooBank: D01686BC-1DC8-4B07-91C9-DB236D2B98F9

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Described:

Distribution: China

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), Shenyang, Liaoning, China m (Ar00550) - (Yan & Yao, 2026)
Paratype: College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), Shenyang, Liaoning, China 1m 7f (Ar 551-558) - (Yan & Yao, 2026)

Taxonomic References

Pholcus yanan Yan & Yao, 2026: 9, f. 5A-D, 6A-H (Dmf) Original description

References

Yan, M. C. & Yao, Z. Y. (2026). Morphological and molecular data reveal two new cryptic spider species of the Pholcus yichengicus species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from central China. Animals 16(12, 1884): 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ani16121884 ZooBank: B1C9E668-9BD0-4B92-B96D-F57FA4261B3F -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-06-22	New taxonomic reference entry	Yan & Yao, 2026
2026-06-22	New species inserted	Yan & Yao, 2026

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