title: Three new spider species of the genus Pholcus from the Taihang Mountains of China (Araneae, Pholcidae).
abstract: In this study, three new species belonging to the genus Pholcus, collected from a forest of the Taihang Mountains, P. R. China, are described under the names of Pholcus papillatus sp. n. (male, female), Pholcus curvus sp. n. (male, female) and Pholcus auricularis sp. n. (male, female).
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, P. R. China; Department of Biochemistry, Baoding University, Baoding, 071051, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bao-Shi
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Invertebrate Systematics and Application, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jing-Ze
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Hebei Province; Pholcinae; Pholcus phungiformes; species group; taxonomy