''Asiolasma juergengruberi'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arachnids,
Common name, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered w ...
belonging to the family
Nemastomatidae
The Nemastomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 170 described species in 16 recent genera. Several fossil species and genera are known.
Unlike some related currently recognized families, the Nemastomatidae are monophyletic. (2007): Nema ...
. It is endemic to northern
Yunnan Province
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
[ It was described in the genus '']Asiolasma
''Asiolasma'' is a genus of harvestman, harvestmen in the family Nemastomatidae with six described species (as of 2023).
The species are found in Southeast Asia, namely China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Some species are treated under other genera in S ...
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Description
''Asiolasma juergengruberi'' is a medium-sized globular species, with comparably flattened prosoma and ocular tubercle. The hood has a relatively short hood projection. In the male, the second cheliceral article has a pointed hook on broad elevated apophysis (of variable form). Furthermore, the male penis shaft is extremely slender with a short enlarged base; while the glans/truncus armature proximally contains two dislocated lateral spicules.[
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Harvestmen
Arachnids of China
Endemic fauna of China
Animals described in 2019