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Zephyrarchaea vichickmani

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Zephyrarchaea vichickmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Zephyrarchaea
Species:
Z. vichickmani
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea vichickmani
Rix & Harvey, 2012

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

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The species' specific name is a patronym to honour Prof. Victor Hickman for his contributions to arachnology.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The spider is known to inhabit only temperate Nothofagus rainforest habitats in the Victorian Central Highlands, in leaf litter.[2]

Conservation

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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

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  1. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ^ 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.