Proshermacha
Appearance
| Proshermacha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Proshermacha Simon, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. subarmata Simon, 1908 | |
| Species | |
|
14, see text | |
Proshermacha is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Anamidae. It is endemic to Australia, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1908.[2]
Species
[edit]As of October 2026[update] it contains 14 species:[1]
- Proshermacha armigera (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Western Australia
- Proshermacha coenosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — South Australia
- Proshermacha credo Wilson, Rix & Harvey, 2023 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha cuspidata (Main, 1954) — Western Australia
- Proshermacha intricata (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Western Australia
- Proshermacha katana Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha maculata (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Western Australia
- Proshermacha rapier Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha robertblosfeldsi Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha scimitar Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha telaporta Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023 — Western Australia
- Proshermacha tepperi (Hogg, 1902) — South Australia
- Proshermacha villosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Western Australia
- Proshermacha wilga Leenders, Beach & Harvey, 2023 — Western Australia
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Proshermacha Simon, 1908". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ↑ Simon, E. (1908). "Araneae. 1re partie". In Michaelsen, W.; Hartmeyer, R. (eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. p. 363. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.7416.