Zephyrarchaea barrettae

Zephyrarchaea barrettae
Scientific classification
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[1]

Zephyrarchaea barrettae is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae.[1] The Latin species name was chosen to honor Sarah Barrett, who first discovered assassin spiders in the Stirling Range National Park.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Zephyrarchaea barrettae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia.[2] It has only been found on Talyuberlup Peak.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
  2. 1 2 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
  3. Vivian, Geoff, Local fauna species unique to specific locations, ScienceNetwork WA, retrieved 28 October 2016


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