''Eriauchenus'' is a
genus
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of
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
n
assassin spiders 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 (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
:Eriauchenus fisheri
''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:
*'' Eria ...
'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus goodmani'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus harveyi'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus mahariraensis'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus milajaneae'' 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 is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus pauliani
''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 spec ...
'' (Legendre, 1970) – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus rafohy'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus ranavalona
''Eriauchenus ranavalona'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Républ ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus rangita
''Eriauchenus rangita'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Républiqu ...
'' 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 (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repobli ...
'' (Lotz, 2003) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus rixi
''Eriauchenus rixi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République d ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus sama
''Eriauchenus sama'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République d ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus workmani'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 ( type) – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus wunderlichi
''Eriauchenus wunderlichi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Répub ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus zirafy
''Eriauchenus zirafy'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
References
Araneomorphae genera
Archaeidae
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
Spiders of Madagascar
Spiders of South Africa
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