Damarchus (spider)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Bemmeridae |
| Genus: | Damarchus Thorell, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. workmani Thorell, 1891 | |
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Damarchus is a genus of Asian mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[2]
Damarchus workmani is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.
Species
As of October 2025 it contained 10 species:[1]
- Damarchus assamensis Hirst, 1909 — India
- Damarchus bifidus Gravely, 1935 – India
- Damarchus cavernicola Abraham, 1924 — Malaysia
- Damarchus dao Schwendinger & Hongpadharakiree, 2023 — Thailand
- Damarchus inazuma Kunsete & Warrit, 2025 — Thailand
- Damarchus lanna Schwendinger & Hongpadharakiree, 2023 — Thailand
- Damarchus montanus (Thorell, 1890) — Indonesia (Sumatra)
- Damarchus oatesi Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
- Damarchus pylorus Schwendinger & Hongpadharakiree, 2023 — Thailand
- Damarchus workmani Thorell, 1891 — Singapore
Damarchus inazuma was added to the genus in 2025. The species name comes from the character Inazuma from the manga One Piece.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Damarchus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.
- ^ Kunsete, Chawakorn; Thanoosing, Chawatat; Sivayyapram, Varat; Traiyasut, Prapun; Warrit, Natapot (2025-09-25). "New insights into Damarchus: a new species and gynandromorph description from Thailand (Araneae: Bemmeridae)". Zootaxa. 5696 (3): 409–424. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5696.3.6. ISSN 1175-5334.