Aname atra
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Chenistonia atra |
The Black wishbone spider (Aname atra) is a mygalomorph spider of South Australia.
Wishbone spiders belong to one of three very similar genera: Aname, Chenistonia and Namea.
[edit] Name
They are called wishbone spiders for the shape of their burrow.
[edit] References
- Raven, R.J. (1981). A Review of the Australian Genera of the Mygalomorph Spider Subfamily Diplurinae (Dipluridae:Chelicerata) Australian Journal of Zoology 29(3):321-363. DOI:doi:10.1071/ZO9810321
- Robert Raven: Wishbone Spiders
