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Aname atra

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Aname atra
Fangs of A. atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Aname
Species:
A. atra
Binomial name
Aname atra
(Strand, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Chenistonia atra Strand, 1913
  • Sungenia atra

Aname atra, the black wishbone spider, is a mygalomorph spider of Southern Australia. It is one of the wishbone spiders in the taxonomic family Anamidae, found in varied habitats throughout Australia, including Tasmania.[1] The most common species are the mottled eastern wishbones in the genus Namea, found in rainforests, black wishbones in the genus Aname, found in drier parts of Queensland, and the bearded wishbone, Xamiatus magnificus, also found in Queensland.[1][2]

Name

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They are called wishbone spiders for the shape of their burrow.

References

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  1. ^ a b Anderson, G.; Whyte, R. "NEMESIIDAE Wishbone Spiders". Australia: Arachne. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. ^ Raven, R. J. (1981). "A Review of the Australian Genera of the Mygalomorph Spider Subfamily Diplurinae (Dipluridae:Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 29 (3): 321–363. doi:10.1071/ZO9810321.
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