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Genus: Kwonkan Main, 1983 | Family: Anamidae Simon, 1889

Kwonkan wonganensis (Main, 1977)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001160

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia f (T10503) - (Wilson et al., 2026)
Paratype: Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia 1f (T14286) - (Wilson et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Dekana wonganensis Main, 1977b: 102, f. 14-16 (Df) Original description

Kwonkan wonganensis Main, 1983b: 926, f. 2-3 (f, T from Aname)

Kwonkan wonganensis Wilson et al., 2026: 519, f. 1B, 6A-Q, 7A-L (Dm, f)

References

Main, B. Y. (1977b). Spiders. In: Kenneally, K. F. (ed.) The natural history of the Wongan Hills. Western Australian Naturalists Club, Perth, pp. 100-107. -- Show included taxa

Main, B. Y. (1983b). Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Chelicerata: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): Two new genera from south Western Australia. Journal of Natural History 17(6): 923-949. doi: 10.1080/00222938300770731 -- Show included taxa

Wilson, J. D., Urso, A., Rix, M. G., Volschenk, E. S., Cruz Bedón, V. & Harvey, M. S. (2026). Wishbone spiders of the genus Kwonkan Main, 1983 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) in south-western Australia: Redescription of legacy species, two new species, and an assessment of agricultural zone diversity. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 510-547. doi: 10.3897/asp.84.e189518 -- Show included taxa

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-07-15	New taxonomic reference entry	Wilson et al., 2026