Orsinome is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. It is included in the Nanometa clade, defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with Eryciniolia and Nanometa.

Species it contains thirteen species, found in Oceania, Asia, and on Madagascar: Orsinome armata Pocock, 1901 – India Orsinome cavernicola (Thorell, 1878) – Indonesia (Ambon) Orsinome daiqin Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China Orsinome diporusa Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China Orsinome elberti Strand, 1911 – Timor Orsinome jiarui Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 – China Orsinome lorentzi Kulczyński, 1911 – New Guinea Orsinome megaloverpa Hormiga & Kallal, 2018 – Philippines Orsinome monulfi Chrysanthus, 1971 – New Guinea Orsinome phrygiana Simon, 1901 – Malaysia Orsinome pilatrix (Thorell, 1878) – Indonesia (Ambon) Orsinome trappensis Schenkel, 1953 – China Orsinome vethi (Hasselt, 1882) (type) – India, China, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Flores)

In synonymy: O. listeri Gravely, 1921 = Orsinome vethi (Hasselt, 1882) O. nepula (Tikader, 1970) = Orsinome vethi (Hasselt, 1882)

See also Eryciniolia Nanometa

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