''Orthobula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their cl ...

spiders first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

in 1897 as a member of

Liocranidae Liocranidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The holarctic genus '' Agroeca'' is the best-known, but it also includes various genera of more obscure s ...

. It was transferred to

Corinnidae Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much small ...

in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to

Trachelidae Trachelidae is a family of araneomorph spiders (more recently evolved spiders with inward-pointing chelicerae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a subfamily called "Tracheleae" ("Trachelinae" in modern terminology). The Trachelidae fam ...

in 2017.

Species

it contains twenty species: *'' Orthobula bilobata'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is.) *''

Orthobula calceata ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Simon, 1897 – Sierra Leone *''

Orthobula charitonovi ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' (Mikhailov, 1986) – Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia *''

Orthobula chayuensis ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Yang, Song & Zhu, 2003 – China *''

Orthobula crucifera ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Bösenberg &

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, 1906 – China, Korea, Japan *'' Orthobula impressa'' Simon, 1897 ( type) – India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Reunion *''

Orthobula mikhailovi ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Marusik, 2021 – Iran *''

Orthobula milloti ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya *''

Orthobula puncta ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Yang, Song & Zhu, 2003 – China *'' Orthobula pura'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''

Orthobula qinghaiensis ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Hu, 2001 – China *''

Orthobula quadrinotata ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''

Orthobula radiata ''Orthobula'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897 as a member of Liocranidae. It was transferred to Corinnidae in 2002, to Phrurolithidae in 2014, and to Trachelidae in 2017. Species it contains twenty sp ...

'' Simon, 1897 – South Africa *'' Orthobula sicca'' Simon, 1903 – Madagascar *'' Orthobula spiniformis'' Tso, Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2005 – Taiwan *'' Orthobula sudamericana'' Piñanez & Munévar, 2022 – Paraguay, Argentina *'' Orthobula tibenensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' Orthobula trinotata'' Simon, 1896 – Philippines *'' Orthobula yaginumai'' Platnick, 1977 – China *'' Orthobula zhangmuensis'' Hu & Li, 1987 – China

References

Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Eugène Simon Trachelidae {{Trachelidae-stub