Gen.
Kwonkan Main, 1983 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00119 ]
N.B.: transferred from the Dipluridae to the Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 88 and to the Anamidae by Opatova et al., 2020: 701; considered a senior synonym of Yilgarnia Main, 1986a: 396 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00141] (type Y. currycomboides Main, 1986) by Harvey et al., 2018: 440; Yilgarnia was transferred from the Dipluridae to the Nemesiidae by Platnick, 1989a: 92 because of its stated affinities with Aname L. Koch, 1873 and its relatives.
Status:
accepted
Last updated
2023-05-30
2023-05-30
Described in
Main, 1983b: 925 (type Dekana wonganensis Main, 1977; gender masculine (see Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023: 2))
Main, 1983b: 925 (type Dekana wonganensis Main, 1977; gender masculine (see Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023: 2))
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Species counts
| Counts | Status |
| 12 | accepted |
Reference
Edit history
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 
| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-18 | Genus transferred to other family | Opatova et al., 2020 | Kwonkan Main, 1983 transferred to Anamidae |
| 2018-10-08 | Genus synonymy | Harvey et al., 2018 | Yilgarnia synonymized with Kwonkan |