A REVIEW OF PHOLCID SPIDERS FROM TIBET, CHINA (ARANEAE, PHOLCIDAE)

The pholcid spiders from Tibet, China, are reviewed. Seven species belonging to three genera are recorded. A new genus, Tibetia, is established, and four new species, Pholcus medog, P. zham, Belisana gyirong and B. mainling are described. And two new combinations are formed: Tibetia everesti (Hu &am...

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Published in:The Journal of arachnology 2006-01, Vol.34 (1), p.194-205
Main Authors: Zhang, Feng, Zhu, Ming-Sheng, Song, Da-Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Ales
Araneae
Asia
Biology
Body length
Featured s
Female animals
Holotypes
Identification and classification
Male animals
Mating behavior
new combination
New species
Phenetics
Pholcidae
Spiders
Sternum
Taxonomy
Varieties
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Summary:The pholcid spiders from Tibet, China, are reviewed. Seven species belonging to three genera are recorded. A new genus, Tibetia, is established, and four new species, Pholcus medog, P. zham, Belisana gyirong and B. mainling are described. And two new combinations are formed: Tibetia everesti (Hu & Li 1987) is transferred from Pholcus, and Belisana yadongensis (Hu 1985) is transferred from Spermophora.
ISSN:0161-8202
1937-2396
DOI:10.1636/H04-22.1