Kangaraneus

Kangaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.^[2]

Kangaraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Subfamily:	Araneinae
Genus:	Kangaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2023[1]
Type species
Epeira arenacea Keyserling, 1886
Species
3, see text

Distribution

Kangaraneus is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across multiple states and territories.^[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "kangaroo" (genus Macropus), indicating the Australian origin, and the spider genus Araneus.^[1]

Taxonomy

Two species previously in Araneus and one new were combined into this genus.^[2] Males of this genus are most similar to Quokkaraneus.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes three species:^[2]

• Kangaraneus amblycyphus (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria)
• Kangaraneus arenaceus (Keyserling, 1886) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria) (type species)
• Kangaraneus farhani Castanheira & Framenau, 2023 – Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)