Pholcus yajiyagama

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pholcoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Series: Haplogynae Superfamilia: Pholcoidea

Familia: Pholcidae
Subfamilia: Pholcinae
Genus: Pholcus
Species: Pholcus yajiyagama

Name

Pholcus yajiyagama Yan, Ballarin & Yao in Yan et al., 2026: 6

Type locality: Japan, Kume-jima Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Shimajiri District, Nakachi near entrance of Yajiya-gama Cave, 42m, 26.36937°N, 126.73337°E.

Holotype: SYNU. male ♂. 17.V.2022. legit Francesco Ballarin. SYNU-Ar00524

References

Primary references

• Yan, M-C., Li, M.H., Ballarin, F. & Yao, Z-Y. 2026a. Morphological and molecular data reveal a new spider species of the little-known Pholcus nagasakiensis species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago. Biodiversity Data Journal 14: e193642. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.14.e193642. Reference page.