- Source: 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. As of November 2021 it contains only three species: H. capensis, H. crudeni, and H. lyleae. It was previously considered a junior synonym of Hermacha , but was elevated to genus in 2021. The type species, Hermachola crudeni, was originally described under the name "Hermacha crudeni".
See also
Hermacha
Brachythele
List of Entypesidae species
References
Further reading
Benoit, P. L. G. (1964). "Dipluridae de l'Afrique Centrale.-I. (Araneae - Orthognatha). Genres Evagrus Ausserer et Thelechoris Karsch" [Dipluridae of Central Africa .-- I. (Araneae - Orthognatha). Genres Evagrus Ausserer and Thelechoris Karsch]. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines (in French). 70: 417–426.
Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)" [Contributions to the knowledge of the arachnid family of the Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae author)]. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 21: 117–224, pl.