Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina explained

Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina 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’Anjanaharibe. The specific name commemorates King Andrianampoinimerina, who unified the Merina Kingdom. 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.

References

  1. 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. 10.3897/zookeys.727.20222. 29416388. 5799789. free.
  2. 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.

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