Zephyrarchaea vichickmani
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Zephyrarchaea vichickmani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Archaeidae |
Genus: | Zephyrarchaea |
Species: | Z. vichickmani
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Binomial name | |
Zephyrarchaea vichickmani |
Zephyrarchaea vichickmani, the Central Highlands assassin spider, is a spider in the family Archaeidae. The species was first described by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey in 2012. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[1][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species' specific name is a patronym to honour Prof. Victor Hickman for his contributions to arachnology.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The spider is known to inhabit only temperate Nothofagus rainforest habitats in the Victorian Central Highlands, in leaf litter.[2]
Conservation
[edit]The species has a limited distribution, however, the abundance of protected habitat around its known range means that it probably does not require immediate conservation efforts.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b c d Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012-05-07). "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. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3353492. PMID 22639534.