Australoonops

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

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

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

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:

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

External links

• Citizen science observations for Australoonops at iNaturalist