Opopaea

Opopaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Opopaea
Simon, 1891
Type species
Opopaea apicalis
(Simon, 1893)
Diversity
180 species
Synonyms

Myrmecoscaphiella
Mello-Leitão, 1926

Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae.[1] The genus is one of the largest within the family, with 180 accepted species.[2]

Description

Spiders of the genus are very small, less than 2 mm long. They are usually a reddish-brown color. They have six eyes: four posterior in a straight row, and two anterior.[3]

Species

References

  1. Platnick, Norman I.; Dupérré, N. (Nadine): The goblin spider genera Opopaea and Epectris (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World. (American Museum novitates, no. 3649), American Museum of Natural History, 2009.
  2. "Gen. Opopaea Simon, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. Barrion, A.T.; Litsinger, J.A. (1995). Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia. Wallingford: CAB International in association with the International Rice Research Institute. ISBN 0851989675.
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