Species Proshermacha tepperi (Hogg, 1901)

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• Chenistonia tepperi Hogg, H.R. 1901. On Australian and New Zealand spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(2): 218-279 [2 June 1901] [137].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1924.III.1.23.24.F62 2♀ adult, Ardrossan, SA (one syntype missing, from Ardrossan, SA, four localities listed by Hogg, but only unequivocal syntypes, are from Ardrossan, therefore designated type locality); BMNH 1924.III.1.1507–8 ♀ adult, juv. (possibly syntypes), Ardrossan, SA.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Main, B.Y. 1982. Further studies on the systematics of Australian Diplurinae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae): The taxonomic status of Proshermacha Simon and Chenistonia tepperi Hogg. Australian Entomological Magazine 8: 83-88
• Main, B.Y. 1985. Mygalomorphae. pp. 1-48 in Walton. D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 3. Mygalomorphae, Araneomorphae (part), Pseudoscorpionida, Amblypygi and Palpigradi. Canberra : Australian Government Printing Service 183 pp. [32]

 

Generic Combinations

• Proshermacha tepperi (Hogg, 1901). —
  Harvey, M.S., Hillyer, M.J., Main, B.Y., Moulds, T.A., Raven, R.J., Rix, M.G., Vink, C.J. & Huey, J.A. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships of the Australasian openholed trapdoor spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae: Anaminae): multi-locus molecular analyses resolve the generic classification of a highly diverse fauna. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 184: 407-452 [28]

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs, W plateau
  • Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, low woodland, open forest, open heath, open scrub, predator, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

In sandy and loamy soils with deep sinuous burrow.

 

General References

Main, B.Y. 1976. Spiders. Sydney : Collins 296 pp. (natural history)

Main, B.Y. 1981. Spiders of Australia. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 124 pp.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Oct-2020	MYGALOMORPHAE Pocock, 1892	29-Mar-2018	MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020		14-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
15-Oct-2020		29-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)