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Proshermacha armigera

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Proshermacha armigera
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. armigera
Binomial name
Proshermacha armigera
Synonyms
  • Aname armigera Rainbow, & Pulleine, 1918

Proshermacha armigera is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in the south-west of Western Australia, in the Wheatbelt and western Goldfields regions, in low woodland habitats. The type locality is Mullewa.[2]

Behaviour

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The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [150]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.12.1918.882.
  2. ^ a b c "Species Proshermacha armigera (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-28.