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Published on: January 11, 2011
Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea
Chang Moon Jang1, Sue Yeon Lee2, Seung Tae Kim3
1Diversity Conservation Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Ministry of Environment, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea Diversity Conservation Research Department, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources, Ministry of Environment Sangju 37242 Republic of Korea https://ror.org/04k7gvs40.
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.

