''Neobrettus'' is a

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of Asian

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that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1984. The name is a combination of the

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" neo-" and the salticid genus ''

Brettus ''Brettus'' is a genus of jumping spiders. Its six described species are found in southern Asia from India to China and Sulawesi, with a single species endemic to Madagascar. Two species in this genus, ''B. celebensis'' and ''B. madagascarensis ...

''.

Species

it contains six species, found only in Asia: *'' Neobrettus cornutus'' Deeleman-Reinhold & Floren, 2003 –

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...

*'' Neobrettus heongi'' Barrion & Barrion-Dupo, 2013 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*'' Neobrettus nangalisagus'' Barrion, 2001 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*'' Neobrettus phui'' Zabka, 1985 –

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

*'' Neobrettus tibialis'' (Prószyński, 1978) ( type) – Bhutan to Malaysia, Borneo *'' Neobrettus xanthophyllum'' Deeleman-Reinhold & Floren, 2003 – Borneo

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Photograph of ''Neobrettus'' sp.
Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Asia {{Jumping-spider-stub