Avstroneulanda is a genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae.
Distribution
Avstroneulanda is distributed across Australia and Papua New Guinea, with the majority of species occurring in Australia. The genus is represented in all Australian states and territories, with particularly high species diversity in Western Australia and Queensland.
A. hostosi and A. kokoda are endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Spiders in this genus appear to be a sister group to the genera Zelanda and Encoptarthria.
Species
, this genus includes thirteen species:
- Avstroneulanda grayi <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria) (type species)
- Avstroneulanda harveyi <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia)
- Avstroneulanda hostosi <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Papua New Guinea
- Avstroneulanda johnmurphyi <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales)
- Avstroneulanda joyae <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia)
- Avstroneulanda julianneae <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia)
- Avstroneulanda kokoda <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Papua New Guinea
- Avstroneulanda lawless <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Queensland)
- Avstroneulanda mariya <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Queensland)
- Avstroneulanda raveni <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
- Avstroneulanda robertsi <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
- Avstroneulanda serrata <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Western Australia)
- Avstroneulanda yarraman <small>Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022</small> â Australia (Queensland)
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