Orsinome is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. It is included in the Nanometa clade, defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with Eryciniolia and Nanometa.
Species
it contains thirteen species, found in Oceania, Asia, and on Madagascar:
- Orsinome armata <small>Pocock, 1901</small> â India
- Orsinome cavernicola <small>(Thorell, 1878)</small> â Indonesia (Ambon)
- Orsinome daiqin <small>Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003</small> â China
- Orsinome diporusa <small>Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003</small> â China
- Orsinome elberti <small>Strand, 1911</small> â Timor
- Orsinome jiarui <small>Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003</small> â China
- Orsinome lorentzi <small>KulczyÃ
Âski, 1911</small> â New Guinea
- Orsinome megaloverpa <small>Hormiga & Kallal, 2018</small> â Philippines
- Orsinome monulfi <small>Chrysanthus, 1971</small> â New Guinea
- Orsinome phrygiana <small>Simon, 1901</small> â Malaysia
- Orsinome pilatrix <small>(Thorell, 1878)</small> â Indonesia (Ambon)
- Orsinome trappensis <small>Schenkel, 1953</small> â China
- Orsinome vethi <small>(Hasselt, 1882)</small> (type) â India, China, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Flores)
In synonymy:
- O. listeri <small>Gravely, 1921</small> = Orsinome vethi <small>(Hasselt, 1882)</small>
- O. nepula <small>(Tikader, 1970)</small> = Orsinome vethi <small>(Hasselt, 1882)</small>
See also
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