About Platnickina mneon (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)
Platnickina mneon (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906), also referenced as Yunohamella mneon in this description, is a species of small cobweb spider. Adult individuals have a rounded abdomen and distinct dark markings; females are typically larger than males. Like other species in the genus, genital morphology is the primary diagnostic feature: the epigynum of females and the palpal organ of males differ from those of related taxa such as Y. lyrica and Y. varietas. This species is known to occur in Korea and Japan. It has also been recorded from five provinces in South Africa, with notable documented locations including Potchefstroom, Lhuvhondo Nature Reserve, Turfloop, and Lowveld National Botanical Garden. It constructs typical cobwebs across a range of different habitats, and has been sampled from the Savanna and Grassland biomes.
