Rangkayo

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Rangkayo is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Rangkayo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Rangkayo
Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025[1]
Type species
R. hitam
Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025
Species

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Distribution

Rangkayo is only known from Sumatra, Indonesia.[2]

Etymology

The genus and R. hitam are named after Orang Kayo Hitam (Rangkayo), a king involved in the founding of Jambi City. R. perkaso is derived from the Jambi Malay "perkaso" (powerful), taken from a poem about Rangkayo Hitam.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Rangkayo hitam Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Rangkayo perkaso Dhiya'ulhaq & Benjamin, 2025 – Indonesia (Sumatra)

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