Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea

 


Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea

Background

Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 is a spider family comprising 531 species in 31 genera distributed worldwide. Amongst these genera, Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 is the most diverse with 211 described species.

New information

A new running crab spider, Philodromus uljin sp. nov., is described from Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. This study provides a diagnosis, morphological description and photographs of the habitat, live habitus and genital organs of both males and females.


Jang CM, Lee SY, Kim ST (2026) Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea. Biodiversity Data Journal 14: e178451. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e178451