Ostearius
Genus of spiders
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Ostearius is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1911.[3]
| Ostearius | |
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| O. melanopygius | |
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| male O. melanopygius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Ostearius Hull, 1911[1] |
| Type species | |
| O. melanopygius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[1]
- Ostearius melanopygius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) – South America. Introduced to Canada, St. Helena, Europe, Canary Is. to Turkey and Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand (type species)
- Ostearius muticus J. C. Gao, Y. Q. Gao & Zhu, 1994 – China
