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Zephyrarchaea porchi

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Zephyrarchaea porchi
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. porchi
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea porchi
Rix & Harvey, 2012

The Otway Range Assassin Spider (Zephyrarchaea porchi) is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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The holotype for the species was collected near the Cape Otway Lighthouse by Dr. Nicholas Porch. The species-specific name is a patronym in his honor.[1]

Description

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The length of the spider is 2.77 mm.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found only in the Otway Range, north of Cape Otway. The only known specimen was caught in a eucalypt forest with a dense bracken fern understory.[1]

Conservation

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The abundance of protected forests near the type locality suggest that the spider is unlikely of meriting conservation concern.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  2. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.