World Spider Catalog

Anamidae Simon, 1889

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: described as a tribe (Anameae) by Simon, 1889m: 178, elevated to a subfamily (Anaminae) of Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 82, elevated to family level by Opatova et al., 2020: 700 and divided in the subfamilies Anaminae (genera Aname, Hesperonatalius, Kwonkan, Swolnpes, Troglodiplura) and Teylinae Main, 1985d: 744 (genera Chenistonia, Namea, Proshermacha, Teyl, Teyloides) by Harvey et al., 2020: 808.

Gen. Proshermacha Simon, 1908 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04476

type Proshermacha subarmata Simon, 1908; gender feminine

N.B.: transferred from the Nemesiidae to the Anamidae by Opatova et al., 2020: 701 (after Harvey et al., 2018); removed from the synonymy of Aname L. Koch, 1873 by Harvey et al., 2018: 434, rejecting Main, 1982b: 84 (sub Chenistonia Hogg, 1901; the synonymy of Chenistonia with Aname was rejected by Raven, 2000a: 572).

Proshermacha armigera (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001048

Aname armigera Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 150, pl. 23, f. 102-103 (Df) Original description

Proshermacha armigera Harvey et al., 2020b: 37, f. 152-156 (f, T from Aname)

Proshermacha auropilosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050597

Chenistonia auropilosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 160, pl. 24, f. 115 (Df) Original description

Proshermacha auropilosa Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname, removed from S of Aname tepperi, rejecting Main, 1985b : 31)

Proshermacha credo Wilson, Rix & Harvey, 2023 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058690

Proshermacha credo Wilson, Rix & Harvey, 2023a: 2, f. 1-29 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha cuspidata (Main, 1954) | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001059

Chenistonia cuspidata Main, 1954: 38, pl. 1, f. 5-7, pl. 2, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Aname cuspidata Raven, 2000a: 572 (T from Chenistonia)

Proshermacha cuspidata Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname)

Proshermacha intricata (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050598

Aname intricata Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 157, pl. 24, f. 111 (Df) Original description

Chenistonia intricata Main, 1972: 100 (T from Aname)

Proshermacha intricata Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname, removed from S of Aname tepperi, rejecting Main, 1985b: 31).

Proshermacha katana Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066182

Proshermacha katana Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025: 7, f. 7-35 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha maculata (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050599

Aname maculata Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 151, pl. 23, f. 104 (Df) Original description

Proshermacha maculata Harvey et al., 2018: (T from Aname, removed from S of Aname tepperi, rejecting Main, 1972: 100)

Proshermacha rapier Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066183

Proshermacha rapier Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025: 11, f. 36-64, 94-95 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha robertblosfeldsi Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059462

Proshermacha robertblosfeldsi Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023b: 7, f. 36-67 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha scimitar Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066184

Proshermacha scimitar Sagastume-Espinoza, Wilson & Harvey, 2025: 15, f. 65-93 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha subarmata Simon, 1908 | j | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050600 TYPE SPECIES

Proshermacha subarmata Simon, 1908d: 363 (Dj) Original description

Proshermacha subarmata Rainbow, 1911: 113 (designated as type species of the genus)

Proshermacha subarmata Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname, removed from S of Aname tepperi, rejecting Main, 1985b : 31)

Proshermacha telaporta Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059461

Proshermacha telaporta Harvey, Wilson & Rix, 2023b: 2, f. 2-35 (Dmf) Original description

Proshermacha tepperi (Hogg, 1902) | | Southern Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001078

Chenistonia tepperi Hogg, 1902: 137, pl. 13, f. 13 (Df) Original description

Chenistonia tepperi Main, 1964: 46, f. A-E (m)

Chenistonia tepperi Main, 1972: 100 (S of Aname maculata [revalidated by Harvey et al., 2018: 434, sub Proshermacha])

Chenistonia tepperi Main, 1976: 16, f. 3 (m)

Chenistonia tepperi Main, 1982b: 86, f. 1-3 (S of Proshermacha subarmata and P. tigrina [both revalidated by Harvey et al., 2018: 434, sub Proshermacha])

Chenistonia tepperi Main, 1985b: 31 (S of Aname intricata and of Chenistonia auropilosa [both revalidated by Harvey et al., 2018: 434, sub Proshermacha])

Aname tepperi Raven, 2000a: 572 (T from Chenistonia)

Proshermacha tepperi Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname)

Proshermacha tigrina Simon, 1908 | | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050601

Proshermacha tigrina Simon, 1908d: 363 (Df) Original description

Proshermacha tigrina Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname, removed from S of Aname tepperi, rejecting Main, 1985b : 31)

Proshermacha villosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001083

Chenistonia villosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 161, pl. 24, f. 116 (Df) Original description

Aname villosa Raven, 2000a: 572 (T from Chenistonia; from 2000 to 2018 there was a homonymy with Aname villosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)

Proshermacha villosa Harvey et al., 2018: 434 (T from Aname)

Proshermacha wilga Leenders, Beach & Harvey, 2023 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058192

Proshermacha wilga Leenders, Beach & Harvey, 2023: 5, f. 3-33 (Dmf) Original description