Key to Aonides from around Lizard Island Group

1. Eyes and occipital antenna absent. Branchiae from chaetiger 3, up to 10 pairs. Hooks in notopodia from chaetigers 9–13, in neuropodia from chaetigers 8–13, tridentate, with two upper teeth situated side by side................. A. cf. nodosetosa

– Eyes and occipital antenna present. Branchiae from chaetiger 2, up to 14 pairs. Hooks in notopodia from chaetigers 20–25, in neuropodia from chaetigers 16–22, in anterior chaetigers bidentate, in posterior chaetigers tridentate, with two upper teeth situated side by side above main fang, and occasionally quadridentate, with an additional median superior tooth................................................................................................... A. orensanzi n. sp.