Paramatachia Explained

Paramatachia is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1918.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Dalmas. R. de. 1918. Araignée nouvelle d'Australie (Arachn. Psechridae).. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 350–351. 1917. 10.5962/bhl.part.19244.
2. Gen. Paramatachia Dalmas, 1918. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-01. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.