Menarik

Menarik
female M. kecil from Sarawak
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Menarik
Grall & Jäger, 2022
Species:
M. kecil
Binomial name
Menarik kecil
Grall & Jäger, 2022

Menarik is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae containing the single species, Menarik kecil.

Distribution

Menarik kecil has only been recorded from Malaysia (Borneo).

Etymology

Genus and species names are from Malay menarik "attractive, interesting" and kecil "little".

References

  1. 1 2 Grall, E.; Jäger, P. (2022). "Four new genera of Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873 from Malaysia, Brunei and Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Sparassidae)". Zootaxa. 5169 (1): 1–25. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5169.1.1. PMID 36101258.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Menarik Grall & Jäger, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.