. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. BONNER ZOOLOGISCHE MONOGRAPHIEN Nr. 58/201 1 but these apophyses are present in some species of both groups {Ph. gui. Ph. steinen. Ph. yoshikurai; indistinct in Ph. namkhan). The species assigned tentatively may best be considered incertae sedis. Some are superficially similar to representatives of the core group; some are extremely autapomorphic (, Ph. bangfai) and will likely have to be removed from this group. Natural history. Most species have been collected from caves or from the surroundings of caves. Distribution. The group is known from s
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. BONNER ZOOLOGISCHE MONOGRAPHIEN Nr. 58/201 1 but these apophyses are present in some species of both groups {Ph. gui. Ph. steinen. Ph. yoshikurai; indistinct in Ph. namkhan). The species assigned tentatively may best be considered incertae sedis. Some are superficially similar to representatives of the core group; some are extremely autapomorphic (, Ph. bangfai) and will likely have to be removed from this group. Natural history. Most species have been collected from caves or from the surroundings of caves. Distribution. The group is known from southern China and Laos (Fig. 2027). Composition. The group includes eleven species. Of these, seven are newly described below, three are re- described; for Ph. mengla (only female known), see Song etal. (1999) and Zhang & Zhu (2009a). Core group: Ph. bidentatus Zhu etal., 2005; Ph. kimi Song & Zhu, 1994; Ph. namkhan n. sp.; Ph. steineri n. sp.; assigned tentatively: Ph. gui Zhu & Song, 1999; Ph. mengla Song & Zhu, 1999; Ph. thakek n. sp.; Ph. laksao n. sp.; Ph. jaegeri n. sp.; Ph. bolikhamsai n. sp.; Ph. bangfai n. sp. Several further undescribed species exist in collections. Pholcus bidentatus Zhu, Zhang, T}\2Si^^ &c Chen, 2005 Figs. 1930, 1931, 1961, 1962, 2028-2033 Pholcus bidentatus Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Chen 2005: 490-491, 544-545, figs la-f Zhang & Zhu 2009a: 15-18, figs. 4a-f (copied from Zhu et al 2005). Types. Female holotype and 1 c5^ 1 $ paratypes from China, Guizhou Prov., Daozhen County, Dashahe Nature Reserve [-29°10'N, 107°35'E], Yuheba, (Z. Zhang), in MHBU, not examined. 7c5^9$ paratypes from Guizhou Prov., Xishui Coun- ty [-28°20'N, 106°13'E], (H. Chen), in MHBU, not FIG. 2027. Known distribution of the Pholcus bidentatus species group. 420. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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