 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: According to the WSC, it now has only one species. (August 2023) |
| Oarces | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Oarces Simon, 1879 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
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
- ^ NMBE Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757
- ^ World Spider Catalog, Family: Araneidae
- Platnick, N.I. & Shabad, M.U. (1993). A review of the pirate spiders (Aranae, Mimetidae) of Chile. American Museum Novitates 3074. Abstract - PDF (12Mb)
