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Orthrus
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Orthrus

Orthrus is a genus of Southeast Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. The name is derived from a two-headed dog in Greek mythology.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Orthrus muluensis

speciesOrthrus muluensis

Orthrus bicolor

speciesOrthrus bicolor

Orthrus calilungae

speciesOrthrus calilungae

Orthrus palawanensis

speciesOrthrus palawanensis

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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 420501.