''Beregama cordata'', sometimes called the fire-back huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
It is a member of the genus ''
Beregama
''Beregama'' is a genus of South Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by D. B. Hirst in 1990.
Species
it contains four species, found in Papua New Guinea and Australia:
*''Beregama aurea'' (L. Koch, 1875) (golden huntsman) – Aus ...
'' of
huntsman spiders.
Description
This spider was identified thanks largely to the work of
D. B. Hirst.
[Hirst, D. B. (1990). "A review of the genus ''Isopeda'' L. Koch (Heteropodidae: Araneae)". In ''Records of the South Australian Museum'', 24. pp. 11–26.] It closely resembles ''
Beregama aurea
''Beregama aurea'', sometimes called the golden huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to Queensland and parts of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the genus '' Beregama'' of huntsman spiders.
Description
This species closely ...
''. It also resembles several other Australian huntsman spiders, especially species from the genus
Neosparassus
''Neosparassus'' is a genus of huntsman spiders first described by Henry Roughton Hogg
Henry Roughton Hogg (9 February 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British amateur arachnologist.
Biography
Born in Stockwell, Surrey, he attended Uppingham S ...
, although it lacks the black patch on the underpart of the abdomen which is found on Neosparassus members.
[Atkinson, Ron (6 May 2018)]
"''Beregama cordata''"
''Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland''. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
References
External links
"Fire-back Huntsman, ''Beregama cordata'' - Care guide" ''Minibeast Wildlife''. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
Sparassidae
Spiders of Australia
Spiders described in 1875
Fauna of Queensland
Fauna of New South Wales
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