Australoonops

Australoonops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Australoonops
Hewitt[1]
Species
  • Australoonops granulatus Hewitt, 1915
  • Australoonops haddadi Platnick & Dupérré, 2010
  • Australoonops skaife Platnick & Dupérré, 2010

Australoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1915 by John Hewitt.

Its three described species are found in South Africa, with two of them endemic, and one also found in Mozambique.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[1]

  • Australoonops granulatus Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa (type species)
  • Australoonops haddadi Platnick & Dupérré, 2010 – South Africa, Mozambique
  • Australoonops skaife Platnick & Dupérré, 2010 – South Africa

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Australoonops Hewitt, 1915". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.


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