Ixamatus

Ixamatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Microstigmatidae
Genus:	Ixamatus Simon, 1887[1]
Type species
Ixamatus varius
Species
10, see text

Ixamatus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. It is endemic to Australia and was first described in 1887 by French arachnologist Eugène Simon.

Species

As of 2017^[update], the genus comprised ten species from New South Wales or Queensland:[1]

• Ixamatus barina Raven, 1982
• Ixamatus broomi Hogg, 1901
• Ixamatus caldera Raven, 1982
• Ixamatus candidus Raven, 1982
• Ixamatus fischeri Raven, 1982
• Ixamatus lornensis Raven, 1985
• Ixamatus musgravei Raven, 1982
• Ixamatus rozefeldsi Raven, 1985
• Ixamatus varius (L. Koch, 1873)
• Ixamatus webbae Raven, 1982

References

1. "Ixamatus". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-11.