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
M. gabonensis, dorsal view
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]
Epeira gabonensis Lucas, 1858 Megaraneus basilissa (Thorell, 1899)[2] Megaraneus campbelli Lawrence, 1968[2]