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 | |
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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. barrettae
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Binomial name | |
Zephyrarchaea barrettae |
Distribution and habitat
editZephyrarchaea barrettae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia.[3] It has only been found on Talyuberlup Peak.[4]
References
edit- ^ Harvey, M. (2021). "Zephyrarchaea barrettae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T80350006A195997310.en.
- ^ a b "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ Vivian, Geoff, Local fauna species unique to specific locations, ScienceNetwork WA, retrieved 28 October 2016