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Proshermacha villosa

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Proshermacha villosa 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

The species occurs in south-west Western Australia, in tall open forest. The type locality is Carlotta Brook, Nannup.[2]

Behaviour and ecology

The spiders are arboreal or fossorial, terrestrial predators. They inhabit karri forest and construct shallow burrows or silk tubes for shelter, sometimes beneath bark.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Rainbow, WJ; Pulleine, RH (1918). "Australian trap-door spiders". Records of the Australian Museum. 12: 81–169 [161].
  2. ^ a b c "Species Proshermacha villosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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Proshermacha villosa: Brief Summary

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Proshermacha villosa 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.

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