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Oarces

Oarces is a spider genus in the family Araneidae. It is the sister genus of Gnolus. Gnolus and Oarces transferred from Mimitidae by Dimitrov et al., 2012: Suppl. 1, p. 15.

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Length
104 w
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Source
Oarces
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Oarces
Simon, 1879
Species

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Diversity
2 species

Oarces is a spider genus in the family Araneidae.1 It is the sister genus of Gnolus. Gnolus and Oarces transferred from Mimitidae by Dimitrov et al., 2012: Suppl. 1, p. 15.2

Species

  • Oarces ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1935 (Brazil)
  • Oarces reticulatus (Nicolet, 1849) (Chile, Argentina)
References

References

  • Platnick, N.I. & Shabad, M.U. (1993). A review of the pirate spiders (Aranae, Mimetidae) of Chile. American Museum Novitates 3074. Abstract - PDF (12Mb)