Pedipalp: bulbus 1 to 1.5 times as long as cymbium. Prosoma pale orange, without pattern, eyes (6) well developed. Sternum uniformly pale orange. Cheliceren pale orange, pro- and retromargin without teeth. Legs uniformly yellow. Opisthosoma with pale orange, strongly sclerotized scutum.
Body length male: 1.25 mmVulva: receptaculum (in dorsal view) short, T-shaped, situated near epigastric furrow. Colouration as in males. Dorsal scutum covering more than 3/4 of opisthosoma.
Body length female: 1.50 mmHothouse in litter layer.
This species of Asian origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did not yet establish.
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"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
Kielhorn K-H (2016) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Webspinnen und Weberknechte in Berlin und Brandenburg. Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 17(2): 261-286
Platnick N I, Dupérré N (2009a) The goblin spider genera Opopaea and Epectris (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World. American Museum Novitates 3649: 1-43
Sherwood D, Dunlop J, Sharp A (2024) On the identity of Opopaea euphorbicola Strand, 1909 and first records of three other non-native goblin spiders from Ascension Island (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 5437: 125-130
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2