Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물)

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Redescription of a poorly known spider, Pholcus kwangkyosanensis Kim & Park, 2009 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Korea

  • Chang Moon Jang (Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Seung Tae Kim (Life and Environment Research Institute, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2024.06.04
  • Accepted : 2024.06.14
  • Published : 2024.06.30
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Abstract

A poorly known spider, Pholcus kwangkyosanensis Kim & Park, 2009 is redescribed with diagnosis, detailed descriptions, and taxonomic photographs of diagnostic characters. P. kwangkyosanensis is similar in appearance to P. kwanaksanensis Namkung & Kim, 1990, in terms of the shape of the genital organ and body, but it can be easily distinguished from the latter by the shape of the cheliceral apophysis, uncus, and procursus in males, as well as the shape of the epigynum and pore plates in females. The specimens of this spider were collected at the type locality (Mt. Gwanggyosan, Suwon), specifically under the bridge on a local stream in an agricultural landscape surrounded by rice fields, upland fields, or horticultural greenhouses.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a grant from the Rural Development Administration (RDA) (RS-2024-00397542) of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea.

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