Orphnaecus pellitus Simon, 1892
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Acuña et al., 2025)
Distribution & Habitat
Philippines
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Simon, E. (1892). Arachnides. In: Raffrey, A., Bolivar, I. and Simon, E. (eds.). Etudes cavernicoles de l’île Luzon. Voyage de M. E. Simon aux l’îles Phillipines (mars et avril 1890). 4e Mémoire. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 61: 35-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/21686351.1892.12279283
Other references:
Acuña, Darrell C., Ragasa, Lorenz Rhuel P., Santiago-Bautista, Myla R., von Wirth, Volker and Guevarra, Leonardo A., Jr. (2025). Revisiting and rediscovering the tarantulas (Araneae, Theraphosidae) of Culapnitan (Libmanan) Caves in the Philippines: troglomorphism, taxonomy, phylogeny and ecological niche. Subterranean Biology 52: 143-186. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.52.142334