''Eriauchenus'' is a
genus
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of
East Africa
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n
assassin spiders
Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that ...
first described by
O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881.
The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
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Species
, it contained twenty species, all found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
:Eriauchenus andriamanelo
''Eriauchenus andriamanelo'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype was collected by Hannah Wood and Nikolaj Schraff in the Montagne d'Ambre National Park. The specific name commemor ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus bourgini
''Eriauchenus'' is a genus of East African Archaeidae, assassin spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
Species
, it contained twenty spe ...
'' (Millot, 1948) – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus fisheri'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus goodmani
''Eriauchenius goodmani'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus harveyi
''Eriauchenus harveyi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the sp ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi
''Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus mahariraensis
''Eriauchenus'' is a genus of East African assassin spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
Species
, it contained twenty species, all found on Madagascar:
*''Eriau ...
'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus milajaneae
''Eriauchenus milajaneae'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus milloti
''Eriauchenus milloti'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The holotype
A holotype (Latin: ''holotypus'') is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used when the sp ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus pauliani
''Eriauchenus'' is a genus of East African assassin spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
Species
, it contained twenty species, all found on Madagascar:
*''Eriau ...
'' (Legendre, 1970) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus rafohy
''Eriauchenus'' is a genus of East African assassin spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
Species
, it contained twenty species, all found on Madagascar:
*''Eriau ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus ranavalona
''Eriauchenus'' is a genus of East African assassin spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
Species
, it contained twenty species, all found on Madagascar:
*'' Eri ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus rangita
''Eriauchenus rangita'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peri ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus ratsirarsoni
''Eriauchenus ratsirarsoni'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae first described by Wood and Schraff in 2018. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes ...
'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus rixi
''Eriauchenus rixi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller periphe ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus sama
''Eriauchenus sama'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller periphe ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus workmani
''Eriauchenus workmani'' is a species in the family Archaeidae. It is the type species of the genus '' Eriauchenus''. It was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic o ...
'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 (type
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) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus wunderlichi
''Eriauchenus wunderlichi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus zirafy
''Eriauchenus zirafy'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "''Eriauchenius''".
References
Archaeidae
Spiders described in 2018 ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
References
Araneomorphae genera
Archaeidae
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
Spiders of Madagascar
Spiders of South Africa
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