Octonoba is a genus of Asian cribellate orb weavers first described in 1979 by Brent Opell.[2] Members of this genus and those of Purumitra both have a large concave median apophysis and a conspicuous hematodocha. However, these spiders are generally much larger, with a carapace greater than 1.4 millimeters long, where those of Purumitra are usually less than 1 millimeter long.[2]

Octonoba
O. grandiprojecta, male
O. grandiprojecta, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Octonoba
Opell[1]
Type species
Octonoba sinensis
Species

33, see text

Species

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As of 2022, it contains 33 species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Uloboridae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. ^ a b Opell, B. D. (1979). "Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the spider family Uloboridae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 148: 443–549.