Asiolasma
{{Short description|Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range =
| image =
| image_caption =
| taxon = Asiolasma
| authority = Martens, 2019
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| diversity_link =
| diversity = 6 species
| range_map =
| range_map_caption =
}}
Asiolasma is a genus of 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 Schönhofer (2013).
Description
The genus Asiolasma was described by Jochen Martens, with the nominated type species Dendrolasma angka Schwendinger & Gruber (1992). In the past, this species was alternatively placed in Cladolasma, 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){{snd}}China
- Asiolasma angka (Schwendinger & Gruber, 1992){{snd}}Thailand
- Asiolasma billsheari Martens, 2019{{snd}}China
- Asiolasma damingshan (Zhang & Zhang, 2013){{snd}}China
- Asiolasma juergengruberi Martens, 2019{{snd}}China
- Asiolasma schwendingeri Martens, 2019{{snd}}Vietnam
Etymology
Gender neuter. From toponym Asia + truncation of pre-existing genus name Ortholasma.
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Cite journal|last1=Schönhofer|first1=A.L.|date=2013|title = A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=3679|issue=1|pages=1–68|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3679.1.1|pmid=26146693|doi-access=free|language=en}}
{{Cite journal|last1=Martens|first1=J.|date=2019|title=An ancient radiation: Ortholasmatine harvestmen in Asia - a new genus, three new species and a revision of the known species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Nemastomatidae)|journal=Revue suisse de Zoologie|volume=126|issue=1|page=79-110|doi=10.5281/zenodo.2619524|issn=0035-418X|url=https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2619524|language=en}}
}}
External links
{{refbegin}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline}}
{{refend}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q65684587}}