''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
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
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider.
Life and work
Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...
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 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 commemo ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina
''Eriauchenus andrianampoinimerina'' 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’Anjanaharibe. The specific name comme ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*''Eriauchenus bourgini
''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:
*''Eriauch ...
'' (Millot, 1948) – Madagascar
*''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
''Eriauchenius goodmani'' 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 specie ...
'' 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 is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the species ...
'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi'' Wood & Scharff, 2018 – Madagascar
*'' Eriauchenus mahariraensis'' (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 is a single physical example (or illustration) of an organism, known to have been used when the speci ...
'' 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
''Eriauchenus rafohy'' 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 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
''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 (; mg, Madagasikara, ), of ...
'' 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 (; 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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