Oonopidae

Goblin spiders
Temporal range:
female Tapinesthis inermis
female Gamasomorpha humicola from South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Simon, 1890
Diversity
115 genera, 1,978 species
blue: reported countries (WSC)

Oonopidae, also known as goblin spiders, is a family of spiders consisting of almost 2,000 described species in 115 genera worldwide, with total species diversity estimated at 2000 to 2500 species. The type genus of the family is Oonops Keyserling, 1835.

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