Camel Goblin Spider
In both sexes, the anterior two-thirds of the carapace is dome-shaped (like a camel’s hump, brown arrows). The domed roof appears particularly glossy, in stark contrast with the finely grooved surfaces ot the sides of the carapace. The domed roof ends abruptly on a tranverse ridge and slopes steeply towards the posterior margin. The ridge is furnished with two pairs of small denticles. This distinguishes the species from G. insomnia which has only a pair of larger denticles on the ridge of a flatter carapace roof.
This species was described in 1893 by the French arachnologist Eugène Simon who personally collected a female specimen in Singapore.
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| Length | ♀ 2 mm; ♂ 2 mm |
| Type Locality | Singapore |
| Distribution | Singapore. |
| Habitat | Leaf litter under mature forest. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Gamasomorpha camelina (Original description ♀)
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore.