Opopaea
| Opopaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Opopaea Simon, 1891 |
| Synonyms | |
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Myrmecoscaphiella | |
Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae.[1]
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.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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