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Genus: Orchestina Simon, 1882 | Family: Oonopidae Simon, 1890

Orchestina saaristoi Henrard & Jocqué, 2012

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044854

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Distribution: Nigeria, DR Congo, Yemen, Japan

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Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m (235820) - (Henrard & Jocqué, 2012)

Taxonomic References

Orchestina manicata Saaristo & van Harten, 2006: 148, f. 64-67 (mf; misidentified per Henrard & Jocqué, 2012: 88)

Orchestina saaristoi Henrard & Jocqué, 2012: 88, f. 573-605 (Dmf) Original description

Orchestina saaristoi Suzuki, 2026d: 11, f. 4A-P, 5A-H (mf)

References

Henrard, A. & Jocqué, R. (2012). An overview of Afrotropical canopy-dwelling Orchestina (Araneae, Oonopidae), with a wealth of remarkable sexual dimorphic characters. Zootaxa 3284: 1-104. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3284.1.1 -- Show included taxa

Saaristo, M. I. & Harten, A. van (2006). The oonopid spiders (Araneae: Oonopidae) of mainland Yemen. Fauna of Arabia 21: 127-157. -- Show included taxa

Suzuki, Y. (2026d). Taxonomic revision of the jumping goblin spider genus Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae: Oonopidae) in Japan with descriptions of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1068: 1-49. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1068.3293 ZooBank: B5DADB20-2B23-4D5B-8E7D-9AED404F326A -- Show included taxa

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-06-15	New taxonomic reference entry	Suzuki, 2026d
2026-06-15	Species distribution update	Suzuki, 2026d	Old value