Quokkaraneus

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Quokkaraneus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Quokkaraneus
Castanheira & Framenau, 2022 [1]
Species:
Q. necopinus
Binomial name
Quokkaraneus necopinus
(Keyserling, 1887) [2]
Synonyms
  • Epeira necopinaKeyserling, 1887
  • Araneus necopinusRainbow, 1911

Quokkaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Quokkaraneus necopinus. [2]

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Distribution

Quokkaraneus necopinus has been recorded from Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria). [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the Australian marsupial Quokka ( Setonix brachyurus ), indicating its Australian origin, and Araneus . Albany is the historical and current range of the Quokka. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Castanheira, P. de S.; Framenau, V. W. (2022). "Quokkaraneus, a new monotypic genus of Australian orb-weaving spider (Araneae, Araneidae)". Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 10: 1–9. doi:10.54102/ajt.a7oq2.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Quokkaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-22.
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