Dalmasula

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Dalmasula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Dalmasula
Platnick, Szüts, & Ubick, 2012
Type species
Dalmasula lorelei
Platnick & Dupérré, 2012
Species

5, see text

Dalmasula is a genus of goblin spiders containing five species occurring in Namibia and South Africa. [1]

Contents

Males range from 1.7–2.8 mm in length, females 2.2–3.1 mm. The cephalothorax is orange or yellow, and the abdomen is white. [2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Dalmasula Platnick, Szűts & Ubick, 2012". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. Platnick, Norman I.; et al. (2012). "Tarsal organ morphology and the phylogeny of goblin spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae), with notes on basal genera" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3736): 1–52.