Dalmasula is a genus of goblin spiders containing five species occurring in Namibia and South Africa. 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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species edit
Dalmasula comprises 5 species:
- Dalmasula dodebai Szűts & Ubick, 2012 — South Africa
- Dalmasula griswoldi Szűts & Ubick, 2012 — South Africa
- Dalmasula lorelei Platnick & Dupérré, 2012 (type) — Namibia
- Dalmasula parvimana (Simon, 1910) — Namibia
- Dalmasula tsumkwe Platnick & Dupérré, 2012 — Namibia
References edit
- ^ 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.