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 | |
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2, see text | |
Tandayarachne is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Tandayarachne pijaos (Jimenez & Bertani, 2008) – Colombia
- Tandayarachne sherwoodae Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025 – Ecuador
References
[edit]- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Tandayarachne Peñaherrera-R. & Guayasamin, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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