Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2]
| Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Eriauchenus |
| Species: | E. lukemacaulayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriauchenus lukemacaulayi Wood and Schraff, 2018
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Taxonomy edit
The holotype was collected by Hannah Wood in the Parc National Andrigitra. The specific name is to honor Dr. Luke Macaulay.[2] The genus name has also been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".[3]
Habitat and distribution edit
The spider is found primarily in rainforests.[2]
References edit
- ^ Englefield, E. (2021). "Eriauchenius lukemacaulayi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T190101863A190787877.en.
- ^ a b c Wood, Hannah M.; Scharff, Nikolaj (2018). "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.
- ^ 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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