Zephyrarchaea janineae

Zephyrarchaea janineae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species: Z. janineae
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea janineae
Rix & Harvey, 2012[1]

Zephyrarchaea janineae is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae.[1] The Latin species name was chosen to honor Janine Wojcieszek who helped in discovering the first live specimens of the species in 2006.[2] Zephyrarchaea janineae is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea janineae 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


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