Zephyrarchaea marae
Appearance
Zephyrarchaea marae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Archaeidae |
Genus: | Zephyrarchaea |
Species: | Z. marae
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Binomial name | |
Zephyrarchaea marae |
Zephyrarchaea marae, the West Gippsland assassin spider, is a spider in the family Archaeidae. The species was first described by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey in 2012. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species specific name is a patronym in honour of Dr. Māra Blosfeld.[2]
Description
[edit]The males are 3.03 mm long, while the females are 3.95 mm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is known only from temperate rainforest and mesic closed forest habitats Dandenong and Strzelecki Ranges of West Gippsland, south and southeast of Melbourne.[2]
Conservation
[edit]The species is found throughout several national parks, and does not require any conservation action.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ 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.