''Hermacha'' is a genus of mygalomorphae spiders in the family

Entypesidae ''Entypesidae'' is a family of African mygalomorphae spiders. It was first described in 2020, and includes three genera moved from the funnel-web trapdoor spiders (family Nemesiidae). Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following gener ...

. It was first described by

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, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the

in 2020. It is a senior synonym of ''Damarchodes'' and ''Hermachola''.

Species

it contains 17 species, found in Africa,

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, and Brazil: *'' Hermacha anomala'' ( Bertkau, 1880) – Brazil *'' Hermacha brevicauda'' Purcell, 1903 – South Africa *'' Hermacha caudata'' Simon, 1889 (

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) – Mozambique *'' Hermacha conspersa'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 –

*'' Hermacha evanescens'' Purcell, 1903 – South Africa *'' Hermacha fossor'' (Bertkau, 1880) – Brazil *'' Hermacha fulva'' Tucker, 1917 – South Africa *'' Hermacha itatiayae'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil *'' Hermacha lanata'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa *'' Hermacha maraisae'' Ríos-Tamayo, Engelbrecht & Goloboff, 2021 – South Africa *'' Hermacha mazoena'' Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa *'' Hermacha montana'' Ríos-Tamayo, Engelbrecht & Goloboff, 2021 – South Africa *'' Hermacha nigrispinosa'' Tucker, 1917 – South Africa *'' Hermacha purcelli'' (Simon, 1903) – South Africa *'' Hermacha septemtrionalis'' Ríos-Tamayo, Engelbrecht & Goloboff, 2021 – South Africa *'' Hermacha sericea'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa *''

Hermacha tuckeri ''Hermacha'' is a genus of mygalomorphae spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the E ...

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, 1985 – South Africa Formerly included: *''H. bicolor'' (Pocock, 1897) (Transferred to ''

Brachytheliscus ''Brachytheliscus'' is a monotypic genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae containing the single species, ''Brachytheliscus bicolor''. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902, and it has only been fo ...

)'' *''H. capensis'' (Ausserer, 1871) (Transferred to ''

Hermachola ''Hermachola'' is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by J. Hewitt in 1915, and it has only been found in South Africa. it contains only three species: '' H. capensis'', '' H. crudeni' ...

)'' *''H. crudeni'' Hewitt, 1913 (Transferred to ''

)'' *''H. grahami'' (Hewitt, 1915) (Transferred to ''

)'' *''H. iricolor'' Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Transferred to ''

Rachias ''Rachias'' is a genus of spiders in the family Nemesiidae, found in Brazil and Argentina. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *'' Rachias aureus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1920) – Brazil *'' Rachias brachythelus'' (Mel ...

)'' *''H. leporina'' Simon, 1891 (Transferred to ''

Stenoterommata ''Stenoterommata'' is a genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Pycnothelidae. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1881. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 19 ...

'') *''H. curvipes'' Purcell, 1902 (Transferred to '' Ekapa)'' *''H. nigra'' Tucker, 1917 (Transferred to '' Ekapa)'

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

*''H. nigromarginata'' Strand, 1907

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