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Oparba

Oparba is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1934.

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Oparba
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Solpugidae
Genus: Oparba
Roewer, 1934
Type species
Oparba maroccana
(Kraepelin, 1899)
Species

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Oparba is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1934.1

Species

As of August 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following four species:2

  • Oparba asiatica (Turk, 1948) — Israel
  • Oparba brunnea (Roewer, 1934) — Togo
  • Oparba maroccana (Kraepelin, 1899) — Morocco, Nigeria, Togo
  • Oparba togona (Roewer, 1934) — Togo
References

References

  1. Roewer, C. F. (1934). "Solifugae, Palpigradi". Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 5: Arthropoda. IV: Arachnoidea. Vol. 5(IV)(4)(4–5). Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. pp. 481–723.
  2. "Oparba Roewer, 1934". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.