Hermachola
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| Hermachola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Entypesidae |
| Genus: | Hermachola Hewitt, 1915[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hermacha crudeni (Hewitt, 1913) | |
| Species | |
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Hermachola is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by J. Hewitt in 1915,[2] and its three described species are endemic to South Africa.[1]
It was previously considered a junior synonym of Hermacha ,[3] but was elevated to genus in 2021.[4] The type species, Hermachola crudeni, was originally described under the name "Hermacha crudeni".[5]
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[1]
- Hermachola capensis (Ausserer, 1871) – South Africa
- Hermachola crudeni (Hewitt, 1913) – South Africa (type species)
- Hermachola lyleae Ríos-Tamayo, Engelbrecht & Goloboff, 2021 – South Africa