Aname tatarnici
| Aname tatarnici | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Anamidae |
| Genus: | Aname |
| Species: | A. tatarnici
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| Binomial name | |
| Aname tatarnici | |
Aname tatarnici is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2023 by Jeremy Wilson, Michael Rix and Mark Harvey.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific epithet tatarnici honours Nikolai Tatarnic, collector of the holotype specimen and Curator of Entomology at the Western Australian Museum, who took part in several Bush Blitz expeditions.[1]
Description
The male holotype has a body length of 21.9 mm. The carapace is chocolate-brown, the legs orange-brown.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The holotype was collected in the Great Victoria Desert in western South Australia at a campsite 96 km north of Hughes Siding in the Nullarbor bioregion.[2] It is known only from the type locality. Its habitat includes eucalypt, Acacia, Casuarina and mallee woodlands.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Wilson, JD; Rix, MG; Harvey, M (2023). "Description of five new Aname L. Koch, 1873 (Araneae, Anamidae) species collected on Bush Blitz expeditions". European Journal of Taxonomy. 890: 1–22 [12]. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.890.2247.
- ^ a b "Species Aname tatarnici Wilson, Rix & Harvey, 2023". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023. Retrieved 2025-08-17.