Molearachne
Species of spider
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Molearachne is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae containing the single species, Molearachne sanctaehelenae.[2]
| 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 | |
Distribution
Molearachne sanctaehelenae is endemic to St. Helena, where it has been found in Prosperous Bay Plain and Bradleys.[2][1]
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.[1]
