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| Rangkayo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Rangkayo Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| R. hitam Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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Rangkayo is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The genus and R. hitam are named after Orang Kayo Hitam (Rangkayo), a king involved in the founding of Jambi City. R. perkaso is derived from the Jambi Malay "perkaso" (powerful), taken from a poem about Rangkayo Hitam.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Rangkayo hitam Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Rangkayo perkaso Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dhiya'ulhaq, N. U.; Benjamin, S. P.; Buchori, D.; Hidayat, P.; Scheu, S.; Drescher, J. (2025). "Expanding the taxonomy of crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) in Sumatra: a new genus, five new species, and regional records". ZooKeys (1241): 205–246. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1241..205D. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1241.148348. PMC 12238998. PMID 40636444.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Rangkayo Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
External links
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