Tartarus murdochensis

Tartarus murdochensis is a cave spider from Western Australia, in the family Stiphidiidae. The spider was first described in 1992 by Mike Gray.

Name

The species epithet, murdochensis, refers to it being found in the Murdoch Sink, a submerged cave system in the Nullarbor Plain of Western and Southern Australia.

Conservation status

In Western Australia, the species is listed as vulnerable.