Proshermacha cuspidata
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Anamidae |
Genus: | Proshermacha |
Species: | P. cuspidata
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Proshermacha cuspidata is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1954 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia. The type locality is Termination Island.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Main, BY (1954). "Spiders and Opiliones". The Archipelago of the Recherche. Australian Geographical Society Reports. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Australian Geographical Society. pp. 37–53 [38].
- ^ a b c "Species Proshermacha cuspidata (Main, 1954)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-26.