Australoonops
Genus of spiders
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Australoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1915 by John Hewitt.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Australoonops Hewitt[1] |
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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[update], 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
