Orphnaecus adamsoni Salamanes, Santos, Austria & Villancio, 2022

Described by Julius John Salamanes, Jhayson Mark J. Santos, Eleanor S. Austria, Gil Gabriel Villancio

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Male

Male

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Salamanes, J. J., Santos, J. M. J., Austria, E. S. & Villancio, G. G. (2022). A new species of tarantula of the genus Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the Province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. Biodiversitas 23(8): 4283-4288.

Acuña, D. C., Dumbrique, M. M. U., Ranido, M. C., Ragasa, L. R. P., Noriega, C. N. C., Mayor, A. B. R., Florendo Jr, G. A., Fadri, M. J. A., von Wirth, V., Santiago-Bautista, M. R. & Guevarra Jr, L. A. (2025). Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological and molecular analyses (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Romblon Island, Philippines. ZooKeys 1233: 139-193.

Sumogat, J. J., Acuña, D. C. & Nuñeza, O. M. (2025). A new tarantula species of the genus Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Mindanao Island, Philippines. Far Eastern Entomologist 522: 8-21.

Acuña, D. C., Ragasa, L. R. P., Santiago-Bautista, M. R., von Wirth, V. & Guevarra Jr, L. A. (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.

Distribution

Philippines

Type Locality: PHILIPPINES, Province of Dinagat Islands, Municipality of Loreto, Mt. Magkuno

Etymology

The specific epithet is so named in honor of the institution where the researchers are affiliated.