Orsonwelles torosus

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| taxon = Orsonwelles torosus

| authority = (Simon, 1900)

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| range_map_caption = Original range in the Hawaiian Islands

| synonyms = *{{nowrap|Labulla torosa Simon, 1900}}

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Orsonwelles torosus is a species of linyphiid spider endemic to Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It was described in 1900 by the French naturalist Eugène Simon based on a specimen collected in the 1890s, but has not been collected since, and is presumed extinct.

References

  • {{cite journal|last=Hormiga|first= Gustavo|year= 2002|title= Orsonwelles, a new genus of giant linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from the Hawaiian Islands|journal= Invertebrate Systematics|volume= 16|issue= 3|pages=369–448|doi= 10.1071/IT01026|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~spiders/content/publications/Hormiga%202002.pdf}}

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Category:Linyphiidae

Category:Spiders of Hawaii

Category:Endemic fauna of Hawaii

Category:Biota of Kauai

Category:Spiders described in 1900

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