''Damarchus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of Asian
mygalomorph spiders in the family
Bemmeridae
''Bemmeridae'' is a family of African and Asian mygalomorph spiders that was first described as the tribe ''Bemmereae'' by Eugène Simon in 1903. It was elevated to a subfamily of funnel-web trapdoor spiders (''Bemmerinae'') in 1985, then to its ...
, first described by
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1891.
''Damarchus workmani'' is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.
Species
it contained 6 species:
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Damarchus assamensis''
Hirst, 1909 — India
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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
Mygalomorphae genera
Bemmeridae
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