Damarchus (spider)

Damarchus is a genus of Asian mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2]

Damarchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Bemmeridae
Genus: Damarchus
Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
D. workmani Thorell, 1891
Species

5, see text

Damarchus workmani is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Species

As of July 2020 it contained the following species:[1]

  • Damarchus assamensis Hirst, 1909 — India
  • Damarchus bifidus Gravely, 1935 – India
  • Damarchus cavernicola Abraham, 1924 — Malaysia
  • Damarchus montanus (Thorell, 1890) — Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Damarchus oatesi Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
  • Damarchus workmani Thorell, 1891 — Singapore

References

  1. "Gen. Damarchus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  2. Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.


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