Octonoba Explained

Octonoba is a genus of Asian cribellate orb weavers first described in 1979 by Brent Opell.^[1] 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.

Species

, it contains 33 species:

• Octonoba albicola Yoshida, 2012 – Taiwan
• Octonoba ampliata Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba aurita Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba basuensis Hu, 2001 – China
• Octonoba bicornuta Seo, 2018 – Korea
• Octonoba biforata Zhu, Sha & Chen, 1989 – China
• Octonoba dentata Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba digitata Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba grandiconcava Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba grandiprojecta Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba kentingensis Yoshida, 2012 – Taiwan
• Octonoba lanyuensis Yoshida, 2012 – Taiwan
• Octonoba longshanensis Xie, Peng, Zhang, Gong & Kim, 1997 – China
• Octonoba okinawensis Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Okinawa)
• Octonoba paralongshanensis Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba paravarians Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba rimosa Yoshida, 1983 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba sanyanensis Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China (Hainan)
• Octonoba senkakuensis Yoshida, 1983 – Japan
• Octonoba serratula Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
• Octonoba sinensis (Simon, 1880) – China, Korea, Japan. Introduced to USA
• Octonoba spinosa Yoshida, 1982 – Taiwan
• Octonoba sybotides (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – China, Korea, Japan
• Octonoba taiwanica Yoshida, 1982 – Taiwan
• Octonoba tanakai Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba uncinata Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba varians (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – China, Korea, Japan
• Octonoba wanlessi Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 – China
• Octonoba xihua Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China (Hainan)
• Octonoba yaeyamensis Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Octonoba yaginumai Yoshida, 1981 – Japan (Okinawa)
• Octonoba yesoensis (Saito, 1934) – Caucasus, Russia (Far East), Iran to Japan
• Octonoba yoshidai Tanikawa, 2006 – Japan

Notes and References

1. 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.