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

Orchestina apiculata Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048466

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Described:

Distribution: China

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Animal Specimen Museum, Life Science College, Jinggangshan University (ASM-JGSU), China m (OON 1) - (Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016)
Paratype: Animal Specimen Museum, Life Science College, Jinggangshan University (ASM-JGSU), China 3m 2f (OON 2-6; f belong to Orchestina zhiwui per Ma, Zhang & Tong, 2025: 18) - (Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016)

Taxonomic References

Orchestina apiculata Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016: 432, f. 1A, D-E, 2A-B, 3A-D, 4A-D (Dm; f f. 1B-C, 2C-D, 3F-I, 4E-G see Orchestina zhiwui) Original description

Orchestina apiculata Ma, Zhang & Tong, 2025: 15, f. 1A-H, 2A-H, 3A-E (m, Df)

References

Liu, K., Xiao, Y. H. & Xu, X. (2016). On three new Orchestina species (Araneae: Oonopidae) described from China. Zootaxa 4121(4): 431-446. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.4.4 -- Show included taxa

Ma, J. M., Zhang, Y. Q. & Tong, Y. F. (2025). Mismatching of Orchestina apiculata Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016 (Araneae, Oonopidae) and first discovery of its females. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 34(1): 14-20. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2025.01.003 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2025-07-14	First description of female	Ma, Zhang & Tong, 2025	Old value
2025-07-14	New taxonomic reference entry	Ma, Zhang & Tong, 2025
2016-07-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016
2016-07-28	New species inserted	Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016