Demadiana
Genus of spiders
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Demadiana is a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Arkyidae, first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.[3]
| Demadiana | |
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| Demadiana complicata in Great Sandy National Park, Queensland | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Arkyidae |
| Genus: | Demadiana Strand, 1929[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dema simplex | |
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6, see text | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes six species:[1]
- Demadiana carrai Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (New South Wales)
- Demadiana cerula (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia)
- Demadiana complicata Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (Queensland)
- Demadiana diabolus Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)
- Demadiana milledgei Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
- Demadiana simplex (Karsch, 1878) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria) (type species)
