Oonopid spider
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The oonopid spiders (family Oonopidae) include about 450 species in about 65 genera worldwide. They are generally tiny (1-3 mm) haplogyne araneomorph spiders. Some have hardened plates (scuta) on their abdomens. They often resemble mites, because of their small size and the fact that many species are reddish. These spiders are seldom seen by people as they are both too small to bite and too small to be easily noticed. Generally, oonopid spiders are found under rocks and in leaf litter.
Systematics
See List of Oonopidae species for a complete list of described genera and species.See also
References
- How to Know the Spiders by B. J. Kaston. Dubuque, 1953.
- Platnick, N.I. & Brescovit, A.D. (1995). On Unicorn, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). American Museum Novitates 3152: 1-12. [PDF]
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