Zephyrarchaea
| Zephyrarchaea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Zephyrarchaea Rix & Harvey, 2012[1] |
| Type species | |
| Austrarchaea mainae Platnick, 1991 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 11 species | |
Zephyrarchaea is a genus of assassin spiders that occurs in Australia. It has been encountered in Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Zephyrarchaea was erected by Michael G. Rix and Mark S. Harvey in 2012,[1] for two species formerly placed in the genus Austrarchaea and nine new species. The genus name is based on the Latin zephyrus, meaning "west wind", referring to the western distribution in Australia and a preference for windy, coastal habitats by some species. Zephyrarchaea is distinguished from Austrarchaea by a notably shorter carapace, by the distribution of long hairs (setae) on the male chelicerae, and by the shape of the conductor of the male palpal bulb. The Australian Alps may be a barrier dividing the two genera.[2]
Species
As of October 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Zephyrarchaea austini Rix & Harvey, 2012 – South Australia
- Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea grayi Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea janineae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea mainae (Platnick, 1991) (type species) – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea marae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea marki Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea melindae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea porchi Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea robinsi (Harvey, 2002) – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea vichickmani Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gen. Zephyrarchaea Rix & Harvey, 2012". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ 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.