Opopaea

Opopaea Temporal range:
Opapaea sp. in Australia
Opapaea sp. in Australia
Scientific classification
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

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.

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  Opopaea berlandi
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  Opopaea sp. in Australia

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 190 species.

seven Opapaea sp. from Kenya

Complete list of species as of October 2025

• Opopaea aculeata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea acuminata Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea addsae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – New South Wales
• Opopaea alje Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – Tanzania
• Opopaea ameyi Baehr, 2013 – Australia (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, 2011 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Opopaea antsalova Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea antsiranana Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea apicalis (Simon, 1893) – China, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines. Introduced to United States, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Seychelles, Pacific Islands
• Opopaea aurantiaca Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea auriforma Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea banksi (Hickman, 1950) – Australia (South 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) – Kenya
• Opopaea betioky Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea bicolor Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea billroth Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea botswana Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – Botswana
• Opopaea brisbanensis Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea broadwater Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea burwelli Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea bushblitz Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea calcaris Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea callani Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea calona Chickering, 1969 – United States
• Opopaea carnarvon Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea carteri Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea chrisconwayi Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea chunglinchaoi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea concolor (Blackwall, 1859) – Tropical Africa. Introduced to Hawaii, North, Central and South America, St. Helena
• Opopaea conujaingensis (Xu, 1986) – China
• Opopaea cornuta Yin & Wang, 1984 – China, Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, Laos, Iran?
• Opopaea cowra Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western 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 (Ryukyu and Ogasawara Is.), Pacific Islands (type species)
• Opopaea diaoluoshan Tong & Li, 2010 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea douglasi Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea durranti Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea ectognophus Harvey & Edward, 2007 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea ephemera Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Opopaea exoculata Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea fiji Baehr, 2013 – Fiji
• Opopaea fishriver Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Opopaea flabellata Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea flava Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Opopaea foulpointe Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea foveolata Roewer, 1963 – China (Hainan), Pacific Islands
• Opopaea fragilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea framenaui Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea furcula Tong & Li, 2010 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea gabon Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – Gabon
• Opopaea gaborone Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – Botswana
• Opopaea gerstmeieri Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea gibbifera Tong & Li, 2008 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea gilliesi Baehr, 2013 – Australia (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 Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea johannae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea johardingae Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Opopaea jonesae Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea julianneae Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea kanpetlet Tong & Li, 2020 – Myanmar
• Opopaea kirindy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea kulczynskii (Berland, 1914) – Kenya
• Opopaea lambkinae Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea lebretoni Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea leica Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea leichhardti Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea lemniscata Tong & Li, 2013 – Laos
• Opopaea linea Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Opopaea lingua Saaristo, 2007 – Israel
• Opopaea macula Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea magna Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea mahafaly Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea makadara Tong & Li, 2019 – Kenya
• Opopaea manderano Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea mangun Tong & Li, 2024 – China
• Opopaea manongarivo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea marangaroo Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea margaretehoffmannae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea margaritae (Denis, 1947) – Tunisia, Egypt
• Opopaea maroantsetra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Comoros, Madagascar
• Opopaea martini Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea mattica Simon, 1893 – Gabon, South Africa
• Opopaea mcleani Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea media Song & Xu, 1984 – China
• Opopaea meditata Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – United States
• Opopaea michaeli Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea millbrook Baehr, 2013 – South Australia
• Opopaea milledgei Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea millstream Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea mollis (Simon, 1907) – Sri Lanka
• Opopaea monteithi Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea mundy Baehr, 2013 – South Australia
• Opopaea nadineae Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea namoroka Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea ndoua Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea ngangao Tong & Li, 2019 – Kenya
• Opopaea ngulia Tong & Li, 2019 – Kenya
• Opopaea nibasa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – Yemen
• Opopaea nitens Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea olivernashi Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea ottoi Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea palau Baehr, 2013 – Palau Is.
• Opopaea pallida Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea pannawonica Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea phineus Harvey & Edward, 2007 – Western Australia
• Opopaea pilbara Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea plana Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea platnicki Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea plumula Yin & Wang, 1984 – China
• Opopaea preecei Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Opopaea probosciella Saaristo, 2001 – Seychelles
• Opopaea proserpine Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea punctata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel
• Opopaea raveni Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea rigidula Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea rixi Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea robusta Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea rogerkitchingi Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea rugosa Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea saaristoi Wunderlich, 2011 – Cyprus
• Opopaea sallami Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – Yemen, Iran
• Opopaea sanaa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – Yemen
• Opopaea sandranantitra Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea santschii Brignoli, 1974 – Tunisia, Greece (incl. Crete), Cyprus, Egypt, Israel
• Opopaea sanya Tong & Li, 2010 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea sauteri Brignoli, 1974 – Taiwan
• Opopaea semilunata Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea shanasi Saaristo, 2007 – Israel
• Opopaea sheldrick Tong & Li, 2019 – Kenya
• Opopaea silhouettei (Benoit, 1979) – Seychelles. Introduced to Austral Is. (Rapa)
• Opopaea simoni (Berland, 1914) – East Africa
• Opopaea simplex Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea sown Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Opopaea speciosa (Lawrence, 1952) – Cabo Verde, South Africa, Yemen
• Opopaea speighti Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea spinosa Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 – Yemen
• Opopaea spinosiscorona Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2018 – Sri Lanka
• Opopaea sponsa Brignoli, 1978 – Bhutan
• Opopaea stanisici Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea stevensi Baehr, 2013 – South Australia
• Opopaea striata Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea sturt Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea subtilis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea sudan Saaristo & Marusik, 2008 – Sudan
• Opopaea suelewisae Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea suspecta Saaristo, 2002 – Seychelles
• Opopaea syarakui (Komatsu, 1967) – Korea, Japan, Taiwan
• Opopaea sylvestrella Baehr & Smith, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea taibao Tong & Yang, 2024 – China
• Opopaea tenuis Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea torotorofotsy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea touho Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea triangularis Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea tsimaloto Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea tsimbazaza Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea tsimembo Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea tsingy Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea tsinjoriaky Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea tuberculata Baehr, 2013 – New Caledonia
• Opopaea tumida Tong & Li, 2013 – Laos
• Opopaea ulrichi Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea ursulae Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea viamao Ott, 2003 – Brazil, Argentina
• Opopaea vitrispina Tong & Li, 2010 – China (Hainan)
• Opopaea vohibazaha Andriamalala & Hormiga, 2013 – Madagascar
• Opopaea wenshan Tong & Zhang, 2024 – China
• Opopaea wheelarra Baehr & Ott, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea whim Baehr & Harvey, 2013 – Western Australia
• Opopaea wongalara Baehr, 2013 – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Opopaea wundanyi Tong & Li, 2019 – Kenya
• Opopaea yorki Baehr, 2013 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Opopaea yuhuang Tong & Li, 2024 – China
• Opopaea yukii Baehr, 2011 – Australia (Queensland)
• Opopaea zhengi Tong & Li, 2015 – China
• Opopaea zhigangi Tong & Li, 2020 – Myanmar

External links

• Citizen science observations for Opopaea at iNaturalist