Asiolasma juergengruberi

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Asiolasma juergengruberi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Nemastomatidae
Genus: Asiolasma
Species:
A. juergengruberi
Binomial name
Asiolasma juergengruberi
Martens, 2019

Asiolasma juergengruberi is a species of harvestmen belonging to the family Nemastomatidae. It is endemic to northern Yunnan Province China. [1] It was described in the genus Asiolasma . [1]

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Description

Asiolasma juergengruberi is a medium-sized globular species, with comparably flattened prosoma and ocular tubercle. The hood has a relatively short hood projection. In the male, the second cheliceral article has a pointed hook on broad elevated apophysis (of variable form). Furthermore, the male penis shaft is extremely slender with a short enlarged base; while the glans/truncus armature proximally contains two dislocated lateral spicules. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Martens, J. (2019). "An ancient radiation: Ortholasmatine harvestmen in Asia - a new genus, three new species and a revision of the known species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Nemastomatidae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 126 (1): 79-110. doi:10.5281/zenodo.2619524. ISSN   0035-418X.

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