Avstroneulanda
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 Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda harveyi Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda hostosi Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Papua New GuineaAvstroneulanda johnmurphyi Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda joyae Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda julianneae Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda kokoda Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Papua New GuineaAvstroneulanda lawless Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda mariya Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda raveni Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda robertsi Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda serrata Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia Avstroneulanda yarraman Zakharov & Ovtsharenko, 2022 – Australia