Asiolasma billsheari is a species of harvestmen belonging to the family Nemastomatidae. It is found in China, Gansu Province.[1] It was described in the genus Asiolasma.[1]

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

Description

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Asiolasma billsheari is a relatively small species with rather flat body and short hood. Notably, only the prolonged anterior region of the prosoma and hood slightly are elevated, as in the geographically close species A. juergengruberi. The body is less massive than in 'A. schwendingeri, due especially to the smaller hood processes. The pedipalpal patella has a bent and pointed apophysis medio-distally. Additionally, I-IV areas of opisthosoma each has a para-median pair of low tubercles.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 199107494.

  This article incorporates text by https://zenodo.org/records/2619524 available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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