''Lobulia'' is a

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. The genus ''Lobulia'' is

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Species

There are 7

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: *'' Lobulia brongersmai'' ( Zweifel, 1972) - Brongersma's lobulia *'' Lobulia elegans'' (

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, 1897) - elegant lobulia *'' Lobulia fortis'' Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 *'' Lobulia huonensis'' Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 *'' Lobulia lobulus'' ( Loveridge, 1945) - elegant lobulia *'' Lobulia marmorata'' Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 *'' Lobulia vogelkopensis'' Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021 ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lobulia''.

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