Abstract: A total of twelve species of the genus Pholcus from China are reported, eight of which are new to science as follows: Pholcus babao sp. nov., P. chicheng sp. nov., P. datan sp. nov., P. exilis sp. nov., P. jinniu sp. nov., P. jiulong sp. nov., P. luding sp. nov. and P. wuling sp. nov. All new species are diagnosed, described and illustrated. The other four known species, P. clavatus Schenkel, 1936, P. kangding Zhang & Zhu, 2009, P. parayichengicus Zhang & Zhu, 2009 and P. qinghaiensis Song & Zhu, 1999 are also illustrated.
Tong YF, Li SQ. 2010. Eight new spider species of the genus Pholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae) from China. Zootaxa. 2355 :35-55.