Opopaea

Opopaea
Temporal range:
Opapaea sp. in Australia
Opapaea sp. in Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Opopaea
Simon, 1891
Type species
Opopaea apicalis
(Simon, 1893)
Diversity
190 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 almost two hundred 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]

  • Opopaea berlandi
  • Opopaea sp. in Australia

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 190 species.[2]

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. ^ a b "Gen. Opopaea Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  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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