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Opopaea
2026-11-15 05:31:52 · Cedar Herald Index
Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae. The genus is one of the largest within the family, with 180 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
Opopaea aculeata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea acuminata Baehr, 2013 — New South Wales
Opopaea addsae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — New South Wales
Opopaea alje Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 — Tanzania
Opopaea ameyi Baehr, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea amieu Baehr, 2013 — New Caledonia
Opopaea andranomay Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea andringitra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea ankarafantsika Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea ankarana Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea antoniae Baehr, 2013 — Queensland, New South Wales
Opopaea antsalova Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea antsiranana Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea apicalis (Simon, 1893) — Pantropical
Opopaea aurantiaca Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea auriforma Tong & Li, 2013 — China
Opopaea banksi (Hickman, 1950) — Australia
Opopaea batanguena Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines
Opopaea bemaraha Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea bemarivo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea berenty Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea berlandi (Simon & Fage, 1922) — East Africa
Opopaea betioky Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea bicolor Baehr, 2013 — New Caledonia
Opopaea billroth Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea botswana Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 — Botswana
Opopaea brisbanensis Baehr, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea broadwater Baehr, 2013 — Queensland, Australia
Opopaea burwelli Baehr, 2013 — New Caledonia
Opopaea bushblitz Baehr, 2013 — New South Wales
Opopaea calcaris Baehr, 2013 — New Caledonia
Opopaea callani Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea calona Chickering, 1969 — USA
Opopaea carnarvon Baehr, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea carteri Baehr, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea chrisconwayi Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea concolor (Blackwall, 1859) — Pantropical
Opopaea conujaingensis (Xu, 1986) — China
Opopaea cornuta Yin & Wang, 1984 — China
Opopaea cowra Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea deserticola Simon, 1891 — Pantropical
Opopaea diaolaushan Tong & Li, 2010 — China
Opopaea douglasi Baehr, 2013 — Queensland
Opopaea durranti Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea ectognophus Harvey & Edward, 2007 — Western Australia
Opopaea ephemera Baehr, 2013 — Northern Territory
Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 — Ascension Islands
Opopaea exoculata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea fiji Baehr, 2013 — Fiji
Opopaea fishriver Baehr, 2013 — Northern Territory
Opopaea flabellata Tong & Li, 2013 — China
Opopaea flava Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea floridana (Banks, 1896) — USA
Opopaea foulpointe Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea foveolata Roewer, 1963 — Pacific
Opopaea fragilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea framenaui Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea furcula Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — China
Opopaea gabon Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 — Gabon
Opopaea gaborone Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 — Botswana
Opopaea gerstmeieri Baehr, 2013 — New South Wales
Opopaea gibbifera Tong & Li, 2008 — China
Opopaea gilliesi Baehr, 2013 — Northern Territory
Opopaea goloboffi Baehr, 2013 — New Caledonia
Opopaea gracilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea gracillima Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea harmsi Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
Opopaea hawaii Baehr, 2013 — Hawaii
Opopaea hoplites (Berland, 1914) — East Africa
Opopaea ita Ott, 2003 — Brazil
Opopaea itampolo riamalala & Hormiga, 2013 — Madagascar
Opopaea johannae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 — Western Australia
