Proshermacha cuspidata

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]

Proshermacha cuspidata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chenistonia cuspidata Main, 1954

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the Recherche Archipelago, off the south coast of Western Australia. The type locality is Termination Island.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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].
  2. ^ 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.