Ambohima Explained

Ambohima is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.^[1]

Species

it contains ten species, found only on Madagascar:^[2]

• Ambohima andrefana Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima antisinanana Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima avaratra Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima maizina Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima pauliani Griswold, 1990 – Madagascar
• Ambohima ranohira Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima sublima Griswold, 1990 (type) – Madagascar
• Ambohima vato Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima zandry Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar
• Ambohima zoky Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 – Madagascar

See also

• List of Phyxelididae species

Notes and References

1. Griswold. C. E.. 1990. A revision and phylogenetic analysis of the spider subfamily Phyxelidinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–206. 196.
2. Gen. Ambohima Griswold, 1990. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.