Australoonops

Australoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1915 by John Hewitt.

Australoonops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Oonopidae
Genus:	Australoonops Hewitt[1]
Species
Australoonops granulatus Hewitt, 1915 Australoonops haddadi Platnick & Dupérré, 2010 Australoonops skaife Platnick & Dupérré, 2010

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