Papuaneon Maddison 2016
Creators: name: Richardson, Barry J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Papuaneon

description: Key: Females
1. Lateral receptacles of the spermathecae extend further forward than the median receptacles and are further apart than the atria and surrounding sclerotised areas........................................................................ 2
– Lateral receptacles of the spermathecae extend no more than a little further forward than the median receptacles and are not further apart than the atria.............................................................................. 3
2. Strong lateral stripes on the dorsal abdomen; a moustache-shaped marking in the middle of the dorsal abdomen; palp mid brown with off-white metatarsus; thick connection between spermathecal receptacles............... P. eurobodalla (Figs 20–31)
– Plain, stippled dorsal abdomen; palps mid brown with off-white tips; abdomen oval with a distinctive pattern of stripes; narrow connections between spermathecal receptacles........................................... P. ewingar (Figs 32–39)
3. Lateral and medial spermathecal receptacles almost the same size............................ P. eungella (Figs 8–19)
– Medial spermathecal receptacle much smaller than lateral receptacle............................................ 4
4. Atria round and further apart than the median receptacles..................................... P. tapin (Figs 40–52)
– Atria including copulatory openings close together, directly anterior to the medial spermathecal receptacle and much larger than the medial receptacle …................................................................................ 5
5. Abdomen with large lateral bulges, transverse cleft between spermathecal receptacles; palp white with white fringing...... ….......................................................................... … P. werrikimbe (Figs 53–64)
– Abdomen with normal shaped abdomen, longitudinal cleft between spermathecal receptacles; palp brown, metatarsus white with white, feather-like fringing......................................................... P. tualapa (Figs 3–7)
Key: Males
1. Bulb of embolus hidden behind a tegular shelf, tibial apophysis short, pointed and aimed directly away from the tibia..... 2
– bulb of embolus clearly distal to the tegular shelf, tibial apophysis not short, pointed and aimed directly away from the tibia (either almost absent or pointing distally); with a sparse, grey clypeal fringe...................................... 4
2. Embolus curving ventrally away from the face of the tegulum before twisting in a three-quarter circle and then moving gently in a distal direction................................................................... P. tualapa (Figs 3–7)
– Embolus moving parallel to the distal edge of the tegulum.................................................... 3
3. Abdomen without distinct, posterior lateral bulges; large posterior tegular lobe, tapering; with a postero-distal shoulder on tegulum; finely built embolus moving parallel to the distal edge of the tegulum before curving a quarter circle away in a distal direction.......................................................................... P. eungella (Figs 8–19)
– Abdomen with distinct posterior lateral bulges; large posterior tegular lobe, broad and rounded; strongly built embolus moving parallel to the distal edge of the tegulum before curving slightly away in a distal direction....... P. w errikimbe (Figs 53–64)
4. Embolus short, straight and pointed....................................................... P. tapin (Figs 40–52)
– Embolus moving parallel to the distal edge of the tegulum before curving away in a distal direction.................................................................................................. P. eurobodalla (Figs 20–31)
description: Published as part of Richardson, Barry J., 2022, The jumping spider genus Papuaneon Maddison, 2016 (Araneae: Salticidae) in Australia, pp. 129-147 in Zootaxa 5150 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/6610158