''Ordgarius'' is a

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of orb-weaver spiders first described by

Eugen von Keyserling Eugen von Keyserling (22 March 1833 in Pockroy, Lithuania – 4 April 1889 in Dzierżoniów, Silesia) was a Baltic-German arachnologist. He studied in the University of Tartu. He was the author of ''Die Spinnen Amerikas'', and completed ''Die Ara ...

in 1886. Adult females of the genus are

bolas spider A bolas spider is a member of the orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) that, instead of spinning a typical orb web, hunts by using one or more sticky "capture blobs" on the end of a silk line, known as a " bolas". By swinging the bolas at flyin ...

s, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs.

Species

it contains twelve species: *''

Ordgarius acanthonotus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

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Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1909) – Vietnam *''

Ordgarius bicolor ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' Pocock, 1899 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain) *''

Ordgarius clypeatus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' Simon, 1897 – Indonesia (Ambon) *''

Ordgarius ephippiatus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' Thorell, 1898 – Myanmar *''

Ordgarius furcatus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' (

O. Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider. Life and work Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...

, 1877) – Australia (New South Wales) **'' Ordgarius f. distinctus'' (Rainbow, 1900) – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Ordgarius hexaspinus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2004 – India *''

Ordgarius hobsoni ''Ordgarius hobsoni'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Ordgarius'' in the family Araneidae. One of a number of spiders known as a bolas spider, it is found in India, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Unlike many araneids, they do not spin a typi ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) – India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan *''

Ordgarius magnificus ''Ordgarius magnificus'', the magnificent spider, is a bolas spider in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to forests along the Australian east coast. Description Females are up to 14 mm long and almost as wide; males reach only 2 mm. ...

'' (Rainbow, 1897) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *''

Ordgarius monstrosus ''Ordgarius monstrosus'' is a species of spider in the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae, found in Queensland, Australia. ''O. monstrosus'' is a bolas spider. Rather than using a web, adult females catch their prey by using a line with one ...

'' Keyserling, 1886 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Ordgarius pustulosus ''Ordgarius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in ...

'' Thorell, 1897 – Indonesia (Java) *''

Ordgarius sexspinosus ''Ordgarius sexspinosus'' is a species of spider in the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae, found from India to Japan and Indonesia. ''O. sexspinosus'' is a bolas spider. Rather than using a web, adult females catch their prey by using a l ...

'' (Thorell, 1894) – India to Japan, Indonesia

References

Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling {{Araneidae-stub