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]
| Zephyrarchaea marae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
Taxonomy
editThe species specific name is a patronym in honour of Dr. Māra Blosfeld.[2]
Description
editThe males are 3.03 mm long, while the females are 3.95 mm long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe 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
editThe 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.
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