Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina
Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
| Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Eriauchenus |
| Species: | E. andrianampoinimerina |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina Wood and Schraff, 2018 | |
Taxonomy
The holotype was collected by Hannah Wood and Nikolaj Schraff in the Montagne d’Anjanaharibe. The specific name commemorates King Andrianampoinimerina, who unified the Merina Kingdom.[1] The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".[2]
Habitat and distribution
The spider is found in Montagne d’Anjanaharibe, in montane rainforest, rainforest, and montane shrubland..[1]
References
- Wood, Hannah; Scharff, Nikolaj (2018-01-11). "Review of the Madagascan pelican spiders of the genera Eriauchenius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 & Madagascarchaea gen. n. (Araneae, Archaeidae)". ZooKeys (727): 1–96. doi:10.3897/zookeys.727.20222. PMC 5799789. PMID 29416388.
- Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2021). "Gen. Eriauchenus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 22.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
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