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.

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.

Description

The male holotype has a body length of 21.9 mm. The carapace is chocolate-brown, the legs orange-brown.

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. It is known only from the type locality. Its habitat includes eucalypt, Acacia, Casuarina and mallee woodlands.