Philodromus subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906

Figs 1, 2E, F, 10, 11, 23 A, B

Philodromus subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 270, pl. 13, fig. 307 (♀); Braun 1965: 413, figs 95–99 (♂ ♀, S of P. aureolus japonicola); Song et al. 1979: 19, fig. 13 C (♂); Paik 1979: 439, figs 90–102 (♂ ♀); Song 1988: 134 (S of P. amitinus); Song and Zhu 1997: 197, fig. 140 A – C (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 477, figs 271 N, 272 I, 274 A (♂ ♀); Yin et al. 2012: 1250, fig. 672 a – d (♂ ♀); Kim and Lee 2017: 79, fig. 45 A – D, pl. 16 (♂ ♀); Long et al. 2022: 118, figs 1 G, H, 4 A – F (♂).

Philodromus aureolus japonicola: Bösenberg and Strand 1906: 268, pl. 7, fig. 93, pl. 10, fig. 160 (♂ ♀); Yaginuma 1960: 102, fig. 87 (♀).

Philodromus amitinus: Chamberlin 1924: 22, pl. 5, fig. 38 (♀).

Philodromus japonicola: Yaginuma 1962: 43 (elevated from subspecies of P. aureolus). 2

Material examined.

China: Guizhou Province: • 1 ♀, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Gao po Miao Town, Soupo Village; 26.26°N, 106.83°E, 1358 m a. s. l.; 21 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Gao po Miao Town, Sanchahe Village; 26.27°N, 106.80°E; 1162 m a. s. l.; 20 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂ (YHGY 254 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1), Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town; 26.38°N, 106.65°E; 1173 m a. s. l.; 9 June 2023; Q. Jiang et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Yunyan District, Luchongguan Forest Park; 26.63°N, 106.70°E; 1310 m a. s. l.; 4 June 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Panlongshan Forest Park; 26.74°N, 106.88°E; 1172 m a. s. l.; 2 June 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Xinpu Buyi Town, Xiangzhigou Scenic Area, Guodijing canyon; 26.79°N, 106.91°E; 1059 m a. s. l.; 31 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 3 ♀, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Pianpo Buyi Town; 26.66°N, 106.93°E; 1308 m a. s. l.; 8 August 2021; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♀, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Baoli Park; 26.63°N, 106.75°E; 1310 m a. s. l.; 5 June 2017; H. Yu et al. leg . • 3 ♂, 3 ♀ (1 ♀, YHGY 253 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1), Tongren City, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Guantai Mountain; 27.98°N, 108.69°E; 1025 m a. s. l.; 20 July 2021; H. Yu et al. leg. ; Hubei Province: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Xianning City, Jiugongshan National Nature Reserve,, Yunzhonghu Scenic Area; 29.39°N, 114.65°E; 480 m a. s. l.; 3 July 2020; Q. Lu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Xuanen County, Shadaogou Town, Meijiaya Village; 29.71°N, 109.76°E; 1155 m a. s. l.; 12 August 2019; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♀, Yichang City, Zigui County, Guizhou Town, Jiuling Mountain; 31.03°N, 110.81°E; 150 m a. s. l.; 12 June 2019; H. Yu et al. leg .

Diagnosis and description.

See Paik (1979), Song and Zhu (1997), Yin et al. (2012), and Kim and Lee (2017). Habitus as in Figs 10 A – C, 11 A – C. Male palp as in Fig. 10 D – F, epigyne as in Fig. 11 D, E.

Distribution.

Mongolia, China (Zhejiang, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Guizhou; distribution records in Hubei and Guizhou in Fig. 23), Korea, Japan.

Comments.

The species was reported as a new record for Guizhou by Long et al. (2022) based on materials from several districts in Guiyang City. New specimens examined also indicate its distribution in the Fanjingshan Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province (Fig. 23 A). Many earlier studies, such as Song and Zhu (1997), Song et al. (1997), and Song et al. (1999) et al., recorded that this species was distributed in Hubei Province. However, only Song et al. (1997) specify its distribution in Jiuling Mountain (located within the current Yichang City), while the other studies did not provide specific distribution points or coordinates. Our recent survey, which included a re-investigation of the Jiuling Mountain area, shows that this species is distributed in at least three locations in Hubei Province: Jiuling Mountain, Qizimei Mountain, and Jiugong Mountain (Fig. 23 B). This species is widely widespread in China (occurring in several provinces across the country), so it is likely that there are more distribution points for this species within the province. This will require further investigation to clarify.