Mascaraneus
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- Taxonomy
- Lack of a stridulatory organ
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Mascaraneus is a monotypic genus of African tarantulas containing the single species Mascaraneus remotus. It was first described by R. C. Gallon in 2005, and is endemic to Mauritius.
==Taxonomy== The genus and species were first described by Richard Gallon in 2005. The genus name "Mascaraneus" means "spider of the Mascarene Islands"; mixing the word "Mascarene" with the Latin word for "spider", araneus. The specific name remotus is derived from the Latin word for "remote", referring to the isolated type locality (Serpent Island).
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