Kwonkan

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Kwonkan
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Kwonkan
Main, 1983[1]
Type species

Species

9, see text

Synonyms[1]

Kwonkan is a genus of Australian tarantulas first described by Barbara York Main in 1983.[3] It was originally assigned to Dipluridae, but was later assigned to Nemesiidae due to similarities to the genus Aname,[4][5] before being transferred to the family Anamidae in 2010.[1] Yilgarnia is now considered a synonym for this genus, and its type species is assigned to .[2]

Species[]

As of March 2019 it contains nine species:[1]

  • Main, 1983 – Australia (South Australia)
  • (Main, 1986) – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Main, 1983 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Main, 1983 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • (Main, 2008) – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Main, 1983 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • Main, 1983 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • (Main, 1994) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
  • (Main, 1977) – Australia (Western Australia)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Gen. Kwonkan Main, 1983". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Harvey, M. S.; et al. (2018). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian open-holed trapdoor spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae: Anaminae): multi-locus molecular analyses resolve the generic classification of a highly diverse fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 184(2): 407-452". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Main, B. Y. (1983). "Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south Western Australia". Journal of Natural History. 17: 923–949. doi:10.1080/00222938300770731.
  4. ^ Platnick, N. I. (1989). "A revision of the spider genus Segestrioides (Araneae, Diguetidae)". American Museum Novitates. 2940: 92.
  5. ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 88.


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