Eriauchenus milloti

Eriauchenus milloti is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]

Eriauchenus milloti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Eriauchenus
Species:
E. milloti
Binomial name
Eriauchenus milloti
Wood and Schraff, 2018

Taxonomy

The holotype was collected in the Parc National Andohahela. The specific mane commemorates Dr. Jacques Millot.[2] The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".[3]

Habitat and distribution

The spider is found in primary rainforest.[2]

References

  1. Englefield, E. (2021). "Eriauchenius milloti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T190103495A191040015.en.
  2. 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. PMC 5799789. PMID 29416388.
  3. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2021). "Gen. Eriauchenus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 22.5. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-11-21.


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