Miniature Jumper
Members of the genus Neon are some of smallest species of jumping spiders, with adults measuring just around 2 mm. The diminutiveness of the species is clearly demonstrated in the picture of a male sitting on a Singapore 20 cents coin. Other characters of the genus include a short abdomen and disproportionately large ALE and PLE.
Both sexes of N. sumatranus have a single white stripe on the carapace and two stripes on the abdomen. The legs are translucently yellow, with black rings on the segments.
| Length | ♀ 2 mm; ♂ 2 mm. |
| Habitat | Fern thickets and suspended litter in forests. |
| Type Locality | Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Distribution | Indonesia (North Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah), Papua New Guinea, Singapore. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Neon (Dicroneon) sumatranus (Original description ♂♀)
Logunov, 1998a The spider genus Neon Simon, 1876 (Araneae, Salticidae) in SE Asia, with notes on the genitalia and skin pore structures: 21, f. 1-2, 8-10, 16-17, 23, 42-48
Indonesia (North Sumatra), Malaysia (Sabah), Papua New Guinea, Singapore.