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Genus of spiders

Megaraneus
M. gabonensis, dorsal view
M. gabonensis, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Megaraneus
Lawrence, 1968
Species: M. gabonensis
Binomial name
Megaraneus gabonensis
(Lucas, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Epeira gabonensis Lucas, 1858
  • Megaraneus basilissa (Thorell, 1899)
  • Megaraneus campbelli Lawrence, 1968

Megaraneus is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Megaraneus gabonensis. It was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1968, to contain the single species originally published under the name Epeira gabonensis.

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. ^ Grasshoff, M. (1984). "Die Radnetzspinnen-Gattung Caerostris (Arachnida: Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 98: 725–765.
  3. Lawrence, R. F. (1968). "Four new spiders from southern Africa (Araneae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 20: 109–121.
  4. Lucas, H. (1858), "Aptères", in Thomson, J. (ed.), Voyage au Gabon. Archives Entomologiques de M. J. Thomson (in French), vol. 2, p. 420
Taxon identifiers
Megaraneus
Megaraneus gabonensis
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