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Zephyrarchaea grayi

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Zephyrarchaea grayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species:
Z. grayi
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea grayi
Rix & Harvey, 2012

Zephyrarchaea grayi, also known as the Grampians Assassin Spider, is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Grampians National Park in Australia.[1]

Taxonomy

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The holotype of the species was collected in Delley's Dell in the Grampians National Park. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Dr. Mike Gray, who first collected the holotype for this species.[2]

Description

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Females of the species are 3.36 mm in length.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is only known to inhabit wet eucalypt forest in Grampians National Park.[2]

Conservation

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The species is a short-range endemic taxon whose range is restricted to the Grampians National Park. It is threatened by fire and climate change. A search of the type locality in 2010 after a fire failed to find any specimens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c d Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012-05-07). "Australian Assassins, Part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia". ZooKeys (191): 1–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.191.3070. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3353492. PMID 22639534.