Biology:Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina

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Short description: Species of spider

Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar .[2]

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.[2] The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".[3]

Habitat and distribution

The spider is found in Montagne d’Anjanaharibe, in montane rainforest, rainforest, and montane shrubland.[2]

References

  1. Englefield, E. (2021). "Eriauchenius andrianampoinimerina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T190101257A190332346.en. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. PMID 29416388. PMC 5799789. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322403200. 
  3. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2021). Gen. Eriauchenus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/429. Retrieved 2021-11-21. 

Wikidata ☰ Q51844144 entry