Proshermacha cuspidata

Proshermacha cuspidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Proshermacha
Species:
P. cuspidata
Binomial name
Proshermacha cuspidata
(Main, 1954)
Synonyms
  • Chenistonia cuspidata Main, 1954

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.

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia. The type locality is Termination Island.

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.

References

  1. 1 2 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].
  2. 1 2 3 "Species Proshermacha cuspidata (Main, 1954)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-26.