Damarchus is a genus of Asian mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2]
| Damarchus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
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6, see text | |
Damarchus workmani is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.
Species edit
As of July 2020[update] it contained 6 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 edit
- ^ a b "Gen. Damarchus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.