Foordana
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| Foordana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Foordana Haddad, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| F. distincta Haddad, 2025 | |
| Species | |
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Foordana is a genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae.[2]
Foordana is known from South Africa, where three species have been recorded. The genus appears to be endemic to South Africa based on current distributional data.[2]
Etymology
The genus name honors South African arachnologist Stefan Foord (1971–2023). F. distinta refers to the well-defined abdominal markings. F. flavipoda indicates the yellow legs in both sexes of this species. F. kasouga is named after Kasouga in the Eastern Cape Province, its type locality.[1]
