Taxonomic studies on seven species of the genus Opopaea (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Kenya

Seven species of the genus Opopaea Simon, 1892 from Kenya are recognized, including five new species: O.berlandi (Simon & Fage, 1922), O.kulczynskii (Berland, 1914), O.makadara Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂), O.ngangao Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂), O.ngulia Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂), O.sheldrick Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂), and O.wundanyi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♀♂). Morphological descriptions and illustrations of all the species are given. All types are preserved in the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya (NMK).