''Parbatthorax'' is a small genus of Asian sheet weavers first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2019. it contains only two species: '' P. proiectus'' and '' P. unicornis''. Its appearance resembles members of ''

Gongylidioides ''Gongylidioides'' is a genus of Asian Linyphiidae, dwarf spiders that was first described by R. Oi in 1960. Species it contains eighteen species, found in China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan, and Vietnam: *''Gongylidioides acm ...

'' and ''

Glebala ''Glebala'' is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. It was first described in 2014 by Zhao & Li. , it contains only one species, ''Glebala aspera'', found in China. References Linyphiidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders ...

'', but it can be distinguished by the unique shape of its

carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...

and a highly modified

palpal Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") an ...

tibia and paracymbium. The genus name is a combination of the Parbat District, where the first specimen was found, and the "thorax", whose unique shape is one of its distinguishing factors.

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