Papuaneon Maddison, 2016

Richardson, Barry J., 2022, The jumping spider genus Papuaneon Maddison, 2016 (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia, Zootaxa 5150 (1), pp. 129-147 : 132

Papuaneon Maddison, 2016

Papuaneon Maddison, 2016: 438 .

Type species. Papuaneon tualapa Maddison, 2016 (by monotypy).

Revised Diagnosis. The embolus of Papuaneon arises on the dorsal-terminal side of the bulb, which may or may not be partially hidden behind the distal edge of the tegulum. The position is unlike that in Neon , whose embolus arises on the prolateral side of the bulb ( Logunov 1998). As the embolus emerges from the terminal end of the bulb, it follows a path that differs between species; sometimes following a twisted path, sometimes a simple curve. The female has a swollen tarsus of the palp, and the spermatheca is divided into a smaller primary receptacle bearing the fertilization ducts, and a much larger bulbous secondary receptacle. The body is larger than usual for Neon , more hirsute.