Orsolobus Explained

Orsolobus is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Orsolobidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.^[1]

Species

it contains nine species, found only in Argentina and Chile:^[2]

• Orsolobus chelifer Tullgren, 1902 – Chile
• Orsolobus chilensis Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus mapocho Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus montt Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus plenus Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus pucara Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile, Argentina
• Orsolobus pucatrihue Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus schlingeri Forster & Platnick, 1985 – Chile
• Orsolobus singularis (Nicolet, 1849) (type) – Chile

See also

• List of Orsolobidae species

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E.. 1893. Histoire naturelle das araignées. 257–488. Paris 1. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973. Eugène Simon.
2. Gen. Orsolobus Simon, 1893. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.