A new genus of neonine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Neonini) from Australia.
Abstract
The Neonini is a tribe of small (1–5 mm) jumping spiders found in the Holarctic, East Asia and Australasia. They are very common in Australia where they make up the smallest sized salticids in the litter fauna. A new genus of neonine jumping spiders is described from the wetter parts of south-eastern Australia. Australoneon n. gen. is very common and includes five new species, namely, Australoneon christineae n. sp., A. keyserlingi n. sp., A, kochi n. sp., A. wanlessi n. sp., and A. zabkai n. sp. Neon taylori Richardson 2013 is also transferred to the new genus as Australoneon taylori n. comb. All species are found in litter or moss and with a strong preference for nothofagus forest.
