Pholcus kwanaksanensis

Pholcus kwanaksanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ a b "Pholcus kwanaksanensis Namkung & Kim, 1990". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c "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