• Kangaraneus 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 [309].
  Zoobank Registration Number:1AED6CD8-0E08-4945-83FB-9C1EB407717B

  Type species:

   Epeira arenacea Keyserling, 1886 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

History of changes

• Araneus amblycyphus Simon, E. 1908. Araneae. Pt 1. pp. 359-446 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Fauna Südwest-Australiens. 1(12). Jena : Fischer. [427].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MNHNP 13309 ♀, Busselton, WA [33°38'S, 115°20'E].
  Paralectotype(s) ZMB 13485 1 juvenile, Busselton, WA [33°38'S, 115°20'E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  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 [314].

Generic Combinations

• Kangaraneus amblycyphus (Simon, 1908). —
  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 [314, Figs 6A–E, 7A–D, 8A–E, 12] (new combination)

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Epeira arenacea Keyserling, E. 1886. Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg Vol. 2 87-152 pp. [145].

  Type data:

   Lectotype NHML 1890.7.1.4138 ♀, Sydney, NSW [33°53'S, 151°13'E].
  Paralectotype(s) ZMH 6♂, 3♀, Sydney, NSW [33°53'S, 151°13'E].

  Subsequent designation references:

  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 [310].

Generic Combinations

• Kangaraneus arenaceus (Keyserling, 1886). —
  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 [310, Figs 1A–E, 2A–D, 3A–E, 4A, B, 5A–C, 12] (new combination)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)

History of changes

• Kangaraneus farhani 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 [318, Figs 9A–E, 10A–D, 11A–F, 12].
  Zoobank Registration Number:CD0DBA93-E176-468F-B6C0-238ED30A6FF0

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K9854 ♂, Frankston, VIC [38°09'S, 145°08'E].

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

History of changes