Austrophaea

Austrophaea is a monotypic genus of African corinnid sac spiders containing the single species, Austrophaea zebra. It was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1952,[3] and has only been found in South Africa.[1]

Austrophaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Austrophaea
Lawrence, 1952[1]
Species:
A. zebra
Binomial name
Austrophaea zebra
Lawrence, 1952
Synonyms
  • Austrophaea festiva Lawrence, 1952[2]

References

  1. "Gen. Austrophaea Lawrence, 1952". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. Haddad, C. R. (2007). "A revision of the endemic South African dark sac spider genus Austrophaea (Araneae: Corinnidae)". African Invertebrates. 48: 49.
  3. Lawrence, R. F. (1952). "New spiders from the eastern half of South Africa". Annals of the Natal Museum. 12: 183–226.


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