Opopaea

Genus of spiders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Opopaea
Temporal range: Neogene–present
Opapaea sp. in Australia
Opapaea sp. in Australia
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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

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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

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

seven Opapaea sp. from Kenya
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