Neon nelli

{{Short description|Species of spider}}

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| taxon = Neon nelli

| image = Edwards Neon nelli 01.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| authority = Peckham & Peckham, 1888

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Neon nelli is a species of jumping spider.{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/138093|title=Neon nelli Species Information|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-02-04}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=884429|title=Neon nelli Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-02-04}} It is found in the eastern United States and Canada.{{cite journal |last1=Gertsch |first1=W. J. |last2=Ivie |first2=W. |title=The spider genus Neon in North America |journal=American Museum Novitates |date=1955 |issue=1743 |pages=1–17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/31210|title=Neon nelli|website=World Spider Catalog|accessdate=2018-02-04}} Adult spiders measure between 1.8 and 3 mm in body length. Males and females have similar coloration.

Neon nelli is similar in appearance to Neon reticulatus, but can be distinguished based on the genitalia. The atria of the epigyne are large in N. nelli, approaching the size of the oval sperm receptacles. In N. reticulatus, the atria are only half the diameter of the receptacles. The males can be distinguished by the embolus of the pedipalp, which is thicker at the base in N. nelli.