Quokkaraneus

Quokkaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Quokkaraneus necopinus.^[2]

Quokkaraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Quokkaraneus Castanheira & Framenau, 2022[1]
Species:	Q. necopinus
Binomial name
Quokkaraneus necopinus (Keyserling, 1887)[2]
Synonyms
Epeira necopina Keyserling, 1887 Araneus necopinus Rainbow, 1911

Distribution

Quokkaraneus necopinus has been recorded from Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria).^[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the Australian marsupial Quokka (Setonix brachyurus), indicating its Australian origin, and Araneus. Albany is the historical and current range of the Quokka.^[1]