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Darwinneon

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Darwinneon
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Darwinneon

Cutler, 1971
Species:
D. crypticus
Binomial name
Darwinneon crypticus
Cutler, 1971

Darwinneon is a genus of jumping spiders. Its only species, D. crypticus, occurs only on the Galapagos Islands.

Name

The genus name is a compound of the related genus Neon and Charles Darwin. Crypticus means "hidden" in Latin.

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