Foordana is a genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae.
Distribution 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.
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.
Species , this genus includes three species:
Foordana distincta Haddad, 2025 – South Africa Foordana flavipoda Haddad, 2025 – South Africa Foordana kasouga Haddad, 2025 – South Africa
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