Biology:Australoneon

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Australoneon is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[1]

Distribution

Australoneon is endemic to Australia.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Australia" and the related genus Neon.[2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes six species:[1]

  • Australoneon christineae Richardson, 2025 – Australia (Victoria, Tasmania)
  • Australoneon keyserlingi Richardson, 2025 – Australia (New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)
  • Australoneon kochi Richardson, 2025 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
  • Australoneon taylori (Richardson, 2013) – Australia (New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria)
  • Australoneon wanlessi Richardson, 2025 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
  • Australoneon zabkai Richardson, 2025 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Australoneon Richardson, 2025". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A06441. Retrieved 2026-01-21. 
  2. Richardson, B. J. (2025). "A new genus of neonine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Neonini) from Australia". Records of the Australian Museum 77: 285-314. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.77.2025.1925. 

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