Opopaea
Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae. The genus is one of the largest within the family, with almost two hundred accepted species.
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.
Species
, this genus includes 190 species.Opopaea aculeata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea acuminata Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea addsae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – New South WalesOpopaea alje Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – TanzaniaOpopaea ameyi Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea amieu Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea andranomay Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea andringitra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea ankarafantsika Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea ankarana Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea antoniae Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea antsalova Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea antsiranana Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea apicalis – China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines. Introduced to United States, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Seychelles, Pacific IslandsOpopaea aurantiaca Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea auriforma Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea banksi – Australia Opopaea batanguena Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesOpopaea bemaraha Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea bemarivo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea berenty Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea berlandi – KenyaOpopaea betioky Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea bicolor Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea billroth Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea botswana Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – BotswanaOpopaea brisbanensis Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea broadwater Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea burwelli Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea bushblitz Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea calcaris Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea callani Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea calona Chickering, 1969 – United StatesOpopaea carnarvon Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea carteri Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea chrisconwayi Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia Opopaea chunglinchaoi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China Opopaea concolor – Tropical Africa. Introduced to Hawaii, North, Central and South America, St. HelenaOpopaea conujaingensis – ChinaOpopaea cornuta Yin & Wang, 1984 – China, Japan, Taiwan, Laos, Iran?Opopaea cowra Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea deserticola Simon, 1892 – Southeast Asia. Introduced to USA to Panama, Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil, Galapagos, Ascension Island, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Middle East, Japan, Pacific Islands Opopaea diaoluoshan Tong & Li, 2010 – China Opopaea douglasi Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea durranti Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea ectognophus Harvey & Edward, 2007 – Australia Opopaea ephemera Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea exoculata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea fiji Baehr, 2013 – FijiOpopaea fishriver Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea flabellata Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea flava Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia Opopaea foulpointe Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea foveolata Roewer, 1963 – China, Pacific IslandsOpopaea fragilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea framenaui Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea furcula Tong & Li, 2010 – China Opopaea gabon Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – GabonOpopaea gaborone Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – BotswanaOpopaea gerstmeieri Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea gibbifera Tong & Li, 2008 – China Opopaea gilliesi Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea goloboffi Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea gracilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea gracillima Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea harmsi Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea hawaii Baehr, 2013 – HawaiiOpopaea hoplites – East AfricaOpopaea ita Ott, 2003 – BrazilOpopaea itampolo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea johannae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea johardingae Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea jonesae Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea julianneae Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea kanpetlet Tong & Li, 2020 – MyanmarOpopaea kirindy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea kulczynskii – KenyaOpopaea lambkinae Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea lebretoni Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea leica Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea leichhardti Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea lemniscata Tong & Li, 2013 – LaosOpopaea linea Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea lingua Saaristo, 2007 – IsraelOpopaea macula Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea magna Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea mahafaly Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea makadara Tong & Li, 2019 – KenyaOpopaea manderano Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea mangun Tong & Li, 2024 – ChinaOpopaea manongarivo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea marangaroo Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea margaretehoffmannae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia Opopaea margaritae – Tunisia, EgyptOpopaea maroantsetra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Comoros, MadagascarOpopaea martini Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea mattica Simon, 1893 – Gabon, South AfricaOpopaea mcleani Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea media Song & Xu, 1984 – ChinaOpopaea meditata Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – United StatesOpopaea michaeli Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia Opopaea millbrook Baehr, 2013 – South AustraliaOpopaea milledgei Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea millstream Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea mollis – Sri LankaOpopaea monteithi Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea mundy Baehr, 2013 – South AustraliaOpopaea nadineae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea namoroka Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea ndoua Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea ngangao Tong & Li, 2019 – KenyaOpopaea ngulia Tong & Li, 2019 – KenyaOpopaea nibasa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – YemenOpopaea nitens Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea olivernashi Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea ottoi Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea palau Baehr, 2013 – Palau Is.Opopaea pallida Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea pannawonica Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea phineus Harvey & Edward, 2007 – Western AustraliaOpopaea pilbara Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea plana Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea platnicki Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea plumula Yin & Wang, 1984 – ChinaOpopaea preecei Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea probosciella Saaristo, 2001 – SeychellesOpopaea proserpine Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea punctata – Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, IsraelOpopaea raveni Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea rigidula Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea rixi Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea robusta Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea rogerkitchingi Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea rugosa Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea saaristoi Wunderlich, 2011 – CyprusOpopaea sallami Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – Yemen, IranOpopaea sanaa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – YemenOpopaea sandranantitra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea santschii Brignoli, 1974 – Tunisia, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, IsraelOpopaea sanya Tong & Li, 2010 – China Opopaea sauteri Brignoli, 1974 – TaiwanOpopaea semilunata Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea shanasi Saaristo, 2007 – IsraelOpopaea sheldrick Tong & Li, 2019 – KenyaOpopaea silhouettei – Seychelles. Introduced to Austral Is. Opopaea simoni – East AfricaOpopaea simplex Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea sown Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea speciosa – Cabo Verde, South Africa, YemenOpopaea speighti Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea spinosa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – YemenOpopaea spinosiscorona Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018 – Sri LankaOpopaea sponsa Brignoli, 1978 – BhutanOpopaea stanisici Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea stevensi Baehr, 2013 – South AustraliaOpopaea striata Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea sturt Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea subtilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea sudan Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – SudanOpopaea suelewisae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia Opopaea suspecta Saaristo, 2002 – SeychellesOpopaea syarakui – Korea, Japan, TaiwanOpopaea sylvestrella Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia Opopaea taibao Tong & Yang, 2024 – ChinaOpopaea tenuis Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea torotorofotsy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea touho Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea triangularis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea tsimaloto Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea tsimbazaza Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea tsimembo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea tsingy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea tsinjoriaky Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea tuberculata Baehr, 2013 – New CaledoniaOpopaea tumida Tong & Li, 2013 – LaosOpopaea ulrichi Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea ursulae Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea viamao Ott, 2003 – Brazil, ArgentinaOpopaea vitrispina Tong & Li, 2010 – China Opopaea vohibazaha Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – MadagascarOpopaea wenshan Tong & Zhang, 2024 – ChinaOpopaea wheelarra Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea whim Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western AustraliaOpopaea wongalara Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea wundanyi Tong & Li, 2019 – KenyaOpopaea yorki Baehr, 2013 – Australia Opopaea yuhuang Tong & Li, 2024 – ChinaOpopaea yukii Baehr, 2011 – Australia Opopaea zhengi Tong & Li, 2015 – ChinaOpopaea zhigangi Tong & Li, 2020 – Myanmar