A new species of Gamasomorpha Karsch, 1881 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Yunnan Province, China

2026/02/18 by Kuiwen Yang, Yanfeng Tong, Zizhong Yang · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies #Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy #Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/bdj.14.e183760

openalex publication_date 2026/02/18 · openalex created_date 2026/02/19 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

The oonopid spider genus, Gamasomorpha Karsch, 1881, currently comprises eight species known from China, of which one is from Yunnan, namely G. barbifera Tong & Li, 2007, recorded from the Ailao Mountain and Diancang Mountain. A new species, Gamasomorpha changning sp. nov. (♂♀), is described, based on specimens collected from Yunnan Province. Morphological descriptions and photomicroscopy images of the new species are provided.

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• Check out this new goblin #spider belonging to the genus Gamasomorpha, 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, found in China's Yunnan Province. This new finding boosts the number of Gamasomorp [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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