Mangrovia

Mangrovia
female M. albida
male M. albida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Mangrovia
Framenau & Castanheira, 2022[1]
Type species
Epeira albida
L. Koch, 1871
Species

2, see text

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

Distribution

Mangrovia occurs in Australia, with M. albida recorded from Queensland and Western Australia, and also present in New Caledonia.[2]

Description

Spiders in this genus exhibit extreme sexual size dimorphism. Females reach a length of 8-10 mm, with males in the range of 2.5-3 mm.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after coastal mangroves, one of the preferred habitats for both species.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Framenau, V. W.; Castanheira, P. de S. (2022). "A new genus of Australian orb-weaving spider with extreme sexual size dimorphism (Araneae, Araneidae)". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 98: 137–149. doi:10.3897/zse.98.82649.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Mangrovia Framenau & Castanheira, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.


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