Biology:Asiolasma angka

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Short description: Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs

Asiolasma angka
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Nemastomatidae
Genus: Asiolasma
Species:
A. angka
Binomial name
Asiolasma angka
(Schwendinger & Gruber, 1992)
Synonyms

Asiolasma angka, is a species of harvestmen belonging to the family Nemastomatidae. It is found in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[1] It was initially described in the genus Dendrolasma before being transferred in genus Cladolasma,[2] then later redefined within Asiolasma when that genus was newly described.[3]

Description

Asiolasma angka is a comparatively small species with distinctly globular body; anterior part of prosoma distinctly prolonged, eye mound and projecting hood markedly elevated, rear part of eye mound and hood forming approximately a right angle with prosoma, eyes situated close to anterior margin of prosoma (in lateral view); opisthosoma dorsally with groups of acute processes or smooth cones on areas II-IV. The male has the truncus penis straight, parallel-sided, slightly depressed, spicules on glans uniform and symmetrically arranged; male pedipalpal patella with marked proventral brush of small setae.[3]

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