Gandanameno Explained

Gandanameno is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Gandanameno echinata (Purcell, 1908) – Namibia
• Gandanameno fumosa (C. L. Koch, 1837) – South Africa
• Gandanameno inornata (Pocock, 1898) – Malawi
• Gandanameno purcelli (Tucker, 1920) – South Africa
• Gandanameno spenceri (Pocock, 1900) (type) – South Africa

Notes and References

1. Lehtinen. P. T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha.. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 199–468. 4.
2. Gen. Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-02. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.