Octonoba


Octonoba is a genus of Asian cribellate orb weavers first described in 1979 by Brent Opell. 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
  • Octonoba grandiprojecta Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba kentingensis Yoshida, 2012 – Taiwan
  • Octonoba lanyuensis Yoshida, 2012 – Taiwan
  • Octonoba longshanensis Xie, Peng, Zhang, Gong & Kim, 1997 – China
  • Octonoba okinawensis Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba paralongshanensis Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
  • Octonoba paravarians Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
  • Octonoba rimosa Yoshida, 1983 – Japan
  • Octonoba sanyanensis Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
  • Octonoba senkakuensis Yoshida, 1983 – Japan
  • Octonoba serratula Dong, Zhu & Yoshida, 2005 – China
  • Octonoba sinensis – China, Korea, Japan. Introduced to USA
  • Octonoba spinosa Yoshida, 1982 – Taiwan
  • Octonoba sybotides – China, Korea, Japan
  • Octonoba taiwanica Yoshida, 1982 – Taiwan
  • Octonoba tanakai Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba uncinata Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba varians – China, Korea, Japan
  • Octonoba wanlessi Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 – China
  • Octonoba xihua Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
  • Octonoba yaeyamensis Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba yaginumai Yoshida, 1981 – Japan
  • Octonoba yesoensis – Caucasus, Russia, Iran to Japan
  • Octonoba yoshidai Tanikawa, 2006 – Japan