Orsinome vethi
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| Orsinome vethi | |
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| Female from Thailand | |
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| Male and female from Indonesia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Orsinome |
| Species: | O. vethi |
| Binomial name | |
| Orsinome vethi (van Hasselt, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Orsinome vethi is a species of orb-weaver spider in the family Tetragnathidae. It has a wide distribution across Asia, being found in India, China, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, and Indonesia (including Sumatra, Java, and Flores).[1]
The species was originally described as Pachygnatha vethii by van Hasselt in 1882 based on a male specimen from Sumatra.[2] The female was later described by Thorell in 1890.[3]
Two species were later synonymized with O. vethi: Orsinome listeri Gravely, 1921 and Labulla nepula Tikader, 1970, both based on morphological and phylogenetic studies.[4]
Etymology
The species is named in honor of P. J. Veth, who led the Dutch Sumatra expedition during which the type specimen was collected.[2]