Prolochus junlitjri

Prolochus junlitjri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnid
Order: Araneae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Prolochus ?
Species: P. junlitjri
Binomial name
Prolochus junlitjri
Barrion-Dupo & Barrion, 2014

Prolochus junlitjri is a species of orb-weaver spider found in the Philippines. The species was discovered in Molawin Creek at Mount Makiling, and was described, illustrated and named by Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo and Alberto T. Barrion who published their discovery in 2014.[1][2] They consider that the genus Prolochus, considered a synonym of Dolichognatha by sources such as the World Spider Catalog as of May 2016, should be revived. It would include Dolichognatha longiceps as Prolochus longiceps, and Prolochus junlitjri.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Barrion-Dupo, A.L.A. & Barrion, A.T. (2014). "First record of genus Prolochus Thorell, 1895 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from the Philippines, with description of a new species from Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Laguna". Philippine Entomologist. 28 (2): 194–201. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. Cruz, Florante (28 December 2014). "Two new species of spiders discovered in Mt. Makiling". UPLB Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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