Eriauchenius lukemacaulayi
Eriauchenius lukemacaulayi is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
| Eriauchenius lukemacaulayi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Eriauchenius |
| Species: | E. lukemacaulayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriauchenius lukemacaulayi Wood and Schraff, 2018 | |
Taxonomy
The holotype was collected by Hannah Wood in the Parc National Andrigitra. The specific name is to honor Dr. Luke Macaulay.[1]
Habitat and distribution
The spider is found in primary rainforest.[1]
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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.727.20222.
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