Dalmasula

Dalmasula
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Dalmasula Platnick, Szűts & Ubick, 2012". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ↑ 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.