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Orsonwelles
Orsonwelles is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Linyphiidae. The 13 known species, all native to the Hawaiian Islands, include the largest known linyphiids, reaching maximum body lengths of 14 millimeters (0.55 inches), an example of island gigantism. Each species occurs on a single island, often at high elevations. The spiders have large jaws, and are generalist predators. The genus name honors the actor and film-maker Orson Welles and many of the species names...
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Orsonwelles falstaffius
speciesOrsonwelles falstaffius
Orsonwelles graphicus
speciesOrsonwelles graphicus
Orsonwelles macbeth
speciesOrsonwelles macbeth
Orsonwelles polites
speciesOrsonwelles polites
Orsonwelles ambersonorum
speciesOrsonwelles ambersonorum
Orsonwelles arcanus
speciesOrsonwelles arcanus
Orsonwelles malus
speciesOrsonwelles malus
Orsonwelles calx
speciesOrsonwelles calx
Orsonwelles iudicium
speciesOrsonwelles iudicium
Orsonwelles othello
speciesOrsonwelles othello
Orsonwelles torosus
speciesOrsonwelles torosus
Orsonwelles ventus
speciesOrsonwelles ventus
Orsonwelles bellum
speciesOrsonwelles bellum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 419299.