Oarces Explained

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

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

Notes and References

1. http://wsc.nmbe.ch/genlist/9/Araneidae NMBE Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757
2. http://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1945/Oarces World Spider Catalog, Family: Araneidae