Molearachne
| Molearachne | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Molearachne Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023[2] |
| Species: | M. sanctaehelenae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Molearachne sanctaehelenae | |
Molearachne is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae containing the single species, Molearachne sanctaehelenae.[1]
Distribution
Molearachne sanctaehelenae is endemic to St. Helena, where it has been found in Prosperous Bay Plain and Bradleys.[1][2]
Lifestyle
This species constructs mounds out of dry earth, and may interconnect several of these using web tunnels. They spend the night under one of these mounds.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of mole and Ancient Greek ἀράχνη ("spider"), referring to both moles and these spiders creating earth mounds.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Molearachne Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ a b c d Sherwood, D.; Henrard, A.; Logunov, D. V.; Fowler, L. (2023). "Saint Helenian wolf spiders, with description of two new genera and three new species (Araneae: Lycosidae)". Arachnology. 19: 816–851. doi:10.13156/arac.2023.19.5.816.