Taxonomic studies on seven species of the genus Opopaea (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Kenya

Abstract

Seven species of the genus Opopaea Simon, 1892 from Kenya are recognized, including five new species: O. berlandi (Simon & Fage, 1922), O. kulczynskii (Berland, 1914), O. makadara Tong & Li, sp. nov. (female male), O. ngangao Tong & Li, sp. nov. (female male), O. ngulia Tong & Li, sp. nov. (male), O. sheldrick Tong & Li, sp. nov. (female male), and O. wundanyi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (female male). Morphological descriptions and illustrations of all the species are given. All types are preserved in the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya (NMK).