Zephyrarchaea barrettae

Zephyrarchaea barrettae is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae.[2] The Latin species name was chosen to honor Sarah Barrett, who first discovered assassin spiders in the Stirling Range National Park.[3]

Zephyrarchaea barrettae
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. barrettae
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea barrettae
Rix & Harvey, 2012[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Zephyrarchaea barrettae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia.[3] It has only been found on Talyuberlup Peak.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Harvey, M. (2021). "Zephyrarchaea barrettae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T80350006A195997310.en.
  2. ^ a b "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
  3. ^ a b Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012), "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, PMC 3353492, PMID 22639534
  4. ^ Vivian, Geoff, Local fauna species unique to specific locations, ScienceNetwork WA, retrieved 28 October 2016