A survey of Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of eight new species

By

Song, Chenxue
Bian, Dongju
Tong, Yanfeng
Li, Shuqiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-8-25

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1249

Pages

247--288

Subjects

Asia , goblin spiders , identification key , Orchestininae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.163886

 

Abstract

Eight new species and one known species of the oonopid spider genus Orchestina Simon, 1882 are described or recorded based on material collected from forest canopy of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, southwestern China: O. alatasp. nov. (♂♀), O. aureola Tong & Li, 2011 (♂♀), O. caixiaae Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. longituba Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. qingyuani Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. subconcava Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. sublongituba Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. tentoria Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) and O. xuexing Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀). An identification key to these nine species is provided.