Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea

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  Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group ( Araneae , Pholcidae ) from South Korea Abstract Four new spider species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805, Pholcus baegamsan sp. nov ., Pholcus hongcheon sp. nov ., Pholcus namhae sp. nov ., and Pholcus yeongcheon sp. nov . belonging to the P. phungiformes species group in the family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850, are newly described from South Korea. The new species presented here were hand-collected from rocky areas, such as rock walls and beneath rocks, in mountainous mixed forests. Jang CM, Yoo JS, Lee SY, Kim ST (2026) Four new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from South Korea. ZooKeys 1283: 273-296. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1283.184235

The magnitude of legal wildlife trade and implications for species survival

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The magnitude of legal wildlife trade and implications for species survival

The unsustainable use of wildlife is a primary driver of global biodiversity loss. No comprehensive global dataset exists on what species are in trade, their geographic origins, and trade's ultimate impacts, which limits our ability to sustainably manage trade. The United States (US) is one of the world's largest importers of wildlife, trade data being compiled in the US Law Enforcement Management Information System (LEMIS), the only comprehensive publicly-accessible wildlife trade database of non-CITES listed species. In total, 21,097 species and over 2.85 billion individuals were traded over the past 22 years (2000-2022). When LEMIS data is combined with CITES records, the US imported over 29,445 wild species, including over 50% of all globally described species in some taxonomic groups. For most taxa, around half of the individuals are declared as sourced from the wild. Although LEMIS provides the only means to assess trade volumes for many taxa, without any associated data on most wild populations, it is impossible to assess the impact or sustainability of trade, or any potential risk of pest or pathogen spread. Furthermore, these insights underscore the likely under-estimation of trade, and the urgent need for other countries to adopt similar mechanisms to accurately record trade.


Alice Hughes, Benjamin Marshall, Aubrey Alamshah et al. The magnitude of legal wildlife trade and implications for species survival, 30 January 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3890407/v1]