Paramatachia

Paramatachia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Desidae
Genus:	Paramatachia ; Dalmas, 1918
Type species
	P. decorata ; Dalmas, 1918
Species
	5, see text
Synonyms
	NeomatachiaHickman, 1950;

Last updated November 12, 2025

Paramatachia is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1918.^[3]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains five species:^[1]

Paramatachia ashtonensis Marples, 1962 – Australia (New South Wales)
Paramatachia cataracta Marples, 1962 – Australia (New South Wales)
Paramatachia decorata Dalmas, 1918 (type) – Australia (Queensland)
Paramatachia media Marples, 1962 – Australia (Victoria)
Paramatachia tubicola (Hickman, 1950) – Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)

References

1 2 3 "Gen. Paramatachia Dalmas, 1918". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-01.
↑ Marples, B. J. (1962). "The Matachiinae, a group of cribellate spiders". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 44 (301): 710. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1962.tb01965.x.
↑ Dalmas, R. de (1918). "Araignée nouvelle d'Australie (Arachn. Psechridae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1917: 350–351. Bibcode:1918AnSEF1917..350D. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19244.

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[NMBE-1] 1 2 3 "Gen. Paramatachia Dalmas, 1918". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-01.

[Marp1962-2] Marples, B. J. (1962). "The Matachiinae, a group of cribellate spiders". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 44 (301): 710. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1962.tb01965.x.

[Dalm1918-3] Dalmas, R. de (1918). "Araignée nouvelle d'Australie (Arachn. Psechridae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1917: 350–351. Bibcode:1918AnSEF1917..350D. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19244.

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