''Entypesa andohahela'' is a species of spider in the family

Entypesidae ''Entypesidae'' is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders. It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae). Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following gener ...

, endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Sergei Zonstein in 2018. The

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''andohahela'' refers to the locality in which the first described specimen was found, Andohahela National Park in south-eastern Madagascar.

Description

The male has a body length of about 12 mm. When preserved in alcohol, most of the upper surface of the

cephalothorax The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. (The terms ''prosoma'' and ''opisthosoma'' are equivalent to ''cepha ...

and the most of the legs are brownish red. The pedipalps and the tarsi of the legs are a light yellowish brown. The surface of the abdomen is brownish grey, with small yellowish grey marks. The fourth leg is longest, at about 16 mm. The embolus of the palpal bulb is relatively short, tapering and corkscrew-shaped. The posterior lateral spinnerets are the longest, about 2.4 mm in total. The female is somewhat larger, with a body length of about 15 mm. Colouring is similar to the male, but with more distinctly defined patterns and markings. The longest leg, the fourth, is about 16 mm long. The spermathecae are relatively short. They have a wide base and then become constricted before widening into a small globular head.

Distribution and habitat

''Entypesa andohahela'' is known only from the type locality, Andohahela National Park in south-eastern Madagascar. It was collected in montane rainforest.

References

{{taxonbar, from1=Q97026727 Entypesidae Spiders of Madagascar Spiders described in 2018