Zephyrarchaea barrettae
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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Zephyrarchaea |
| Species: | Z. barrettae |
| Binomial name | |
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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
- "Taxon details Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 28 October 2016
- 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, PMC 3353492, PMID 22639534
- Vivian, Geoff, Local fauna species unique to specific locations, ScienceNetwork WA, retrieved 28 October 2016
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