Asiolasma
Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
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Asiolasma is a genus of harvestmen in the family Nemastomatidae with six described species (as of 2023).[1][2][3] The species are found in Southeast Asia, namely China, Vietnam and Thailand.[1][4][5] Some species are treated under other genera in Schönhofer (2013).[6]
| Asiolasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Nemastomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Ortholasmatinae |
| Genus: | Asiolasma Martens, 2019 |
| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
Description
The genus Asiolasma was described by Jochen Martens,[7] with the nominated type species Dendrolasma angka Schwendinger & Gruber (1992). In the past, this species was alternatively placed in Cladolasma,[8] Another species was later described as Cladolasma damingshan Zhang & Zhang (2013), but both have since been transferred.
Species
These six species belong to the genus Asiolasma:
- Asiolasma ailaoshan (Zhang, Zhao & Zhang, 2018)[9] – China
- Asiolasma angka (Schwendinger & Gruber, 1992)[10] – Thailand
- Asiolasma billsheari Martens, 2019[7] – China
- Asiolasma damingshan (Zhang & Zhang, 2013)[11] – China
- Asiolasma juergengruberi Martens, 2019[7] – China
- Asiolasma schwendingeri Martens, 2019[7] – Vietnam
Etymology
Gender neuter. From toponym Asia + truncation of pre-existing genus name Ortholasma.
