Oonopidae

• Oonops ( Templeton, 1835)
• Tapinesthis (Simon, 1914)
• Dysderina (Simon, 1891)
• Triaeris (Simon, 1891 ) ( introduced )
• Ischnothyreus (Simon, 1893)

To the family of dwarf Six eyes spiders ( Oonopidae, Simon, 1890 ) 459 True spiders in 67 genera are counted at the time. There are native to Central Europe only 6 representatives in 5 genera.

Little is known about the biology of these sechsäugigen, 1-4 mm small haplogynen, ecribellaten spiders. Its distribution is focused in the tropics. The members of the superfamily of Plectruroidea live in the litter layer of fallen leaves or under rocks where they feed on tiny animals that already ignore the larger spiders. Many are bright orange and have hard plates on their abdomens, others are pale whitish or yellowish with softer rear bodying forth.

Their reproductive strategy stands out from the other families. While many real spiders R- strategists and produce many eggs, put the eggs in a few Oonopidae Eisack from. The European Onoops pulcher lays only two eggs in a cocoon.

The smallest representative is Orchestina saltitans, which is only 1 to 1.5 mm. It has spread to the United States far to the northeast, where it as a pet sometimes dangling from lampshades, is to be found in the bathroom cabinet or runs across the desk. Orchestina moaba and other species, such as some of the genera Oonops, Scaphiella, Opopaea or Traeris are found in the southwestern United States. The bright orange -colored animals come to the fore when one examines the detritus on the floor. When they are disturbed, they flee with remarkable speed.