Pholcus kwanaksanensis

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Pholcus kwanaksanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Pholcus
Species:
P. kwanaksanensis
Binomial name
Pholcus kwanaksanensis
Namkung & Kim, 1990

Pholcus kwanaksanensis, is a species of spider in the genus Pholcus , [1] [2] and was first described in 1990 by Joon Namkung and Joo-Pil Kim. [1] [3]

This spider is endemic to the Korean peninsula, [2] and the species epithet, kwanaksanensis, describes it as being found on Mount Gwanak, in Seoul.

It weaves irregular webs in the crevices of rocks and on trees. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pholcus kwanaksanensis Namkung & Kim, 1990". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR species detail Pholcus kwanaksanensis Namkung & Kim 1990)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  3. Namkung, J., & Kim, J. P. (1990). A new species of the genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Korea. Korean Arachnology 5: 131-, 137