Philodromus paiki Jang, Lee, Yoo & Kim, 2024

Philodromus paiki Jang, Lee, Yoo & Kim, 2024 View in CoL

Figs 1 View Figure 1 , 3 A, B View Figure 3 , 12 View Figure 12 , 13 View Figure 13 , 23 A, B View Figure 23

Philodromus fuscomarginatus View in CoL : Nakatsudi 1942: 14, fig. 5 A, B ( ♂; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498); Paik 1979: 430, figs 40–60 ( ♂ ♀; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498).

Philodromus spinitarsis View in CoL : Kim and Jung 2001: 201, figs 66–68 ( ♂ ♀; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498); Namkung 2002: 510, fig. 41.8 a, b ( ♂ ♀; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498); Namkung 2003: 513, fig. 41.8 a, b ( ♂ ♀; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498).

Philodromus poecilus View in CoL : Kim and Lee 2017: 74, fig. 42 A – D ( ♂ ♀; misidentified per Jang et al. 2024 a: 498).

Philodromus paiki Jang et al. 2024 a: 498, fig. 1 A – K ( ♂ ♀). View in CoL

Material examined.

China: Guizhou Province: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Dongfeng Town, Guizhou Education University ; 26.64°N, 106.80°E; 1071 m a. s. l.; 25 May 2015; H. Yu et al. leg GoogleMaps . • 1 ♀ ( YHGY 325 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1 View Table 1 ), Guiyang City, Kaiyang County, Longgang Town, Pingshan Village, Zijiang Rift Scenic Area ; 26.93°N, 107.07°E; 812 m a. s. l.; 10 June 2022; H. Yu & Q. Lu leg. GoogleMaps ; Hubei Province: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( 1 ♂, YHPHI 005 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1 View Table 1 ), Xianning City, Jiugongshan National Nature Reserve, Yunzhonghu Scenic Area ; 29.39°N, 114.65°E; 480 m a. s. l.; 3 July 2020; Q. Lu et al. leg GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis and description.

See Jang et al. (2024 a). Habitus as in Figs 12 A – C View Figure 12 , 13 A – C View Figure 13 . Male palp as in Fig. 12 D – F View Figure 12 , epigyne as in Fig. 13 D, E View Figure 13 .

Distribution.

China ( Guizhou, Hubei; Fig. 23 View Figure 23 ), Korea.

Comments.

This species is easily confused with P. spinitarsis due to its similar genital morphology. Jang et al. (2024 a) described it as a new species based on specimens from Korea and pointed out that previous records of P. spinitarsis in Korea in multiple studies were likely misidentifications, most of which should be attributed to P. paiki . It appears that many records of P. spinitarsis in Chinese literature may also be misidentifications. However, since we have not examined the original specimens, our study is currently based on materials from Guizhou and Hubei provinces.

Long et al. (2022) reported P. spinitarsis as a new record for Guizhou Province based on specimens from Guiyang City but did not provide diagnostic illustrations. Upon re-examining the specimens from Long et al. (2022), we determined that they should all belong to P. paiki . Therefore, there is currently no confirmed record of P. spinitarsis in Guizhou. The newly available specimens indicate that this species is also distributed in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province (Fig. 23 A View Figure 23 ).

Several studies have recorded the presence of P. spinitarsis in Hubei, such as Zhao (1993), Song and Zhu (1997), Song et al. (1999), Zhu and Zhang (2011), Yin et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2022), but did not provide specific distribution points or coordinates. Additionally, the diagnostic illustrations provided are relatively crude and were not based on specimens from Hubei. Therefore, the reported distribution of P. spinitarsis in Hubei remains questionable. Our various field trips in Hubei have not yielded any P. spinitarsis specimens. In contrast, paired specimens of P. paiki were obtained from Jiugongshan National Nature Reserve (Fig. 23 B View Figure 23 ). This paper represents the first formal report of the distribution of P. paiki in Hubei Province.