Aname atra

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Aname atra
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Fangs of A. atra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Anamidae
Genus: Aname
Species:
A. atra
Binomial name
Aname atra
(Strand, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Chenistonia atraStrand, 1913
  • Sungenia atra

Aname atra, the black wishbone spider, is a mygalomorph spider of Southern Australia. It is one of the wishbone spiders in the taxonomic family Anamidae, found in varied habitats throughout Australia, including Tasmania. [1] The most common species are the mottled eastern wishbones in the genus Namea , found in rainforests, black wishbones in the genus Aname , found in drier parts of Queensland, and the bearded wishbone, Xamiatus magnificus , also found in Queensland. [1] [2]

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Name

They are called wishbone spiders for the shape of their burrow.

References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, G.; Whyte, R. "NEMESIIDAE Wishbone Spiders". Australia: Arachne. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  2. Raven, R. J. (1981). "A Review of the Australian Genera of the Mygalomorph Spider Subfamily Diplurinae (Dipluridae:Chelicerata)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 29 (3): 321–363. doi:10.1071/ZO9810321.