Dalmasula
| Dalmasula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Dalmasula dodebai Szűts & Ubick, 2012 – South Africa
- Dalmasula griswoldi Szűts & Ubick, 2012 – South Africa
- Dalmasula lorelei Platnick & Dupérré, 2012 – Namibia (type species)
- Dalmasula parvimana (Simon, 1910) – Namibia
- Dalmasula tsumkwe Platnick & Dupérré, 2012 – Namibia
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Dalmasula Platnick, Szűts & Ubick, 2012". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ 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.
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