''Oonops pulcher'' is a tiny spider (males about 1½ mm, females 2 mm). Its six eyes are located closely together, giving the impression of only one eye. The spider is of a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish

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, and found out of doors in bird nests, under stones and under tree bark, also in webs of '' Amaurobius'' and ''

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'' (two spider genera from the family

Amaurobiidae ''Amaurobiidae'' is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crust ...

). Only two eggs are laid into a flat eggsac. When moving it keeps its two front legs stretched forward as it moves very slowly for a few steps before accelerating. It is very similar to the closely related '' O. domesticus'', but has four tibial spine pairs instead of five. ''O. domesticus'' is only found in buildings. ''Oonops pulcher'' has been identified from

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, and

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, where it was introduced by man. The

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''Oonops pulcher hispanicus'' (Dalmas, 1916) is found in

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Name

The species name ''pulcher'' is

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for "beautiful", referring to the oval eyes.

References

* * Oonopidae Spiders of Europe Spiders of Africa Invertebrates of North Africa Spiders described in 1835 Taxa named by Robert Templeton {{oonopidae-stub