Megaraneus
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,[3] to contain the single species originally published under the name Epeira gabonensis.[4]
| Megaraneus | |
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| M. gabonensis, dorsal view | |
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| M. gabonensis, ventral view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968[1] |
| Species: | M. gabonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaraneus gabonensis (Lucas, 1858) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
References
- "Gen. Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- Grasshoff, M. (1984). "Die Radnetzspinnen-Gattung Caerostris (Arachnida: Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 98: 725–765.
- Lawrence, R. F. (1968). "Four new spiders from southern Africa (Araneae)". Annals of the Natal Museum. 20: 109–121.
- Lucas, H. (1858), "Aptères", in Thomson, J. (ed.), Voyage au Gabon. Archives Entomologiques de M. J. Thomson (in French), 2, p. 420
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