Opadometa

Opadometa is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1951.^[2] Their morphology and behavior indicate that these spiders are likely related to Leucauge.^[3]

Species

As of November 2019^[update] it contains four species and one subspecies, found in Asia, on the Solomon Islands, and in Papua New Guinea:^[1]

Opadometa fastigata (Simon, 1877) – India to Philippines, Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Opadometa f. korinchica (Hogg, 1919) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838) (type) – Japan, Laos, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is.
Opadometa kuchingensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, 2015 – Borneo
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, 2015 – Malaysia (Borneo), Brunei

In synonymy:

O. fastuosa (Thorell, 1877) = Opadometa fastigata (Simon, 1877)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. grata (Strand, 1911) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)
O. trigonosa (Wang, 1991) = Opadometa grata (Guérin, 1838)

^ ^a ^b "Gen. Opadometa Archer, 1951". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
^ Archer, A. F. (1951). "Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 1". American Museum Novitates. 1487: 1–52.
^ Álvarez-Padilla, F.; Hormiga, G. (2011). "Morphological and phylogenetic atlas of the orb-weaving spider family Tetragnathidae (Araneae: Araneoidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 162: 788–791.

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