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| Kangaraneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Subfamily: | Araneinae |
| Genus: | Kangaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Epeira arenacea Keyserling, 1886 | |
| Species | |
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Kangaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Kangaraneus is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across multiple states and territories.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of "kangaroo" (genus Macropus), indicating the Australian origin, and the spider genus Araneus.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Two species previously in Araneus and one new were combined into this genus.[2] Males of this genus are most similar to Quokkaraneus.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[2]
- Kangaraneus amblycyphus (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria)
- Kangaraneus arenaceus (Keyserling, 1886) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria) (type species)
- Kangaraneus farhani Castanheira & Framenau, 2023 – Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Castanheira, P. de S.; Framenau, V. W. (2023). "Kangaraneus, a new genus of orb-weaving spider from Australia (Araneae, Araneidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 99 (2): 307–323. Bibcode:2023ZooEv..99..307D. doi:10.3897/zse.99.101417.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Kangaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
External links
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