Eriauchenus andriamanelo explained
Eriauchenus andriamanelo is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Taxonomy
The holotype was collected by Hannah Wood and Nikolaj Schraff in the Montagne d'Ambre National Park. The specific name commemorates King Andriamanelo, the founder of the Merina Kingdom. The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".[2]
Habitat and distribution
The spider is found from northern to central western Madagascar.
Notes and References
- Wood. Hannah. Scharff. Nikolaj. 2018-01-11. A review of the Madagascan pelican spiders of the genera Eriauchenius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 and Madagascarchaea gen. n. (Araneae, Archaeidae). ZooKeys. 727. 1–96. 10.3897/zookeys.727.20222. 29416388. 5799789. free.
- Gen. Eriauchenus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881. World Spider Catalog Version 22.5. 2021-11-21. 2021. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.
