Tandayarachne

Tandayarachne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tandayarachne
Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025[1]
Type species
T. sherwoodae
Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025
Species

2, see text

Tandayarachne is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]

Distribution

Tandayarachne is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Tandayapa Cloud Forest Station, the type location in the Alambi river basin in Pichincha Province, Ecuador, and Ancient Greek arachne "spider". T. sherwoodae honors UK arachnologist Danniella Sherwood.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Tandayarachne pijaos (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) – Colombia
  • Tandayarachne sherwoodae Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025 – Ecuador

References

  1. ^ a b Peñaherrera-R., P.; Guayasamin, J. M. (2025). "Between cloud forests and museums: testing tarantula (Araneae: Theraphosidae) generic boundaries reveals a new montane genus from Ecuador and Colombia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 205: 1–24. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf152.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Tandayarachne Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.


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