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A new species of open-holed trapdoor spider of the genus Proshermacha (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from Western Australia
Xavier J. R. Leenders, Donna Beach & Mark S. Harvey
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Xavier J. R. Leenders[1,2,3], Donna Beach[3] & Mark S. Harvey[2,4]
[1]School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia.
[2]Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, Western Australia 6106, Australia.
[3]Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, 11A Shelden Rd, Chadwick WA 6450, Australia.
[4]Adjunct, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Abstract
The open-holed trapdoor spider genus Proshermacha Simon, 1908 occurs across southern Australia and currently comprises ten named species although most are poorly diagnosed. We describe a new species, Proshermacha wilga, from southern Western Australia from adult males and adult females, which is supported by a multi-gene molecular analysis.
Cite this paper as: Leenders XJR, Beach D & Harvey MS (2023). A new species of open-holed trapdoor spider of the genus Proshermacha (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) from Western Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 20: 1–10. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.vyjry
This paper was published on: 26/5/2023
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