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| Molearachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Molearachne Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023[1] |
| Species: | M. sanctaehelenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Molearachne sanctaehelenae Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023[2] | |
Molearachne is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae containing the single species, Molearachne sanctaehelenae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Molearachne sanctaehelenae is endemic to St. Helena, where it has been found in Prosperous Bay Plain and Bradleys.[2][1]
Lifestyle
[edit]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.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of mole and Ancient Greek ἀράχνη ("spider"), referring to both moles and these spiders creating earth mounds.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 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 (5): 816–851. doi:10.13156/arac.2023.19.5.816.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Molearachne Sherwood, Henrard, Logunov & Fowler, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
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