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Orchestina
Sign in to saveOrchestina is a genus of spider belonging to the family Oonopidae (goblin spiders). They can be found nearly worldwide in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia. Members of this genus are tiny having body lengths of around 1.0 to 3.0 mm. They are also capable of jumping due to their fourth femur being enlarged.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyOonopidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 730
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Oonopidae
- Collections
- DUGWAY, SDNHM, UNM, UOMNH, AM, QM
- Recorded in
- United States, Russia, Australia, Costa Rica
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Orchestina is a genus of spider belonging to the family Oonopidae (goblin spiders). They can be found nearly worldwide in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia. Members of this genus are tiny having body lengths of around 1.0 to 3.0 mm. They are also capable of jumping due to their fourth femur being enlarged.
It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1882.
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