Oaphantes Explained

Oaphantes is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1943.^[1]

Species

it contains three species:^[2]

• Oaphantes cryophilus Paquin, Dupérré, Buckle & Ubick, 2020 – Canada, USA
• Oaphantes pallidulus (Banks, 1904) – USA
• Oaphantes prometheus Paquin, Dupérré, Buckle & Ubick, 2020 – Canada, USA

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Chamberlin. R. V.. Ivie. W.. 1943. New genera and species of North American linyphiid spiders. Bulletin of the University of Utah. 1–39. 33. 10. Ralph Vary Chamberlin. Wilton Ivie.
2. Gen. Oaphantes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943. World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. 2021-05-30. 2021. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.