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Zephyrarchaea Melindae
''Zephyrarchaea'' is a genus of Australian Archaeidae, assassin spiders first described by Michael Gordon Rix & Mark Harvey (arachnologist), Mark Harvey in 2012 for nine new species and two that were formerly placed in the genus ''Austrarchaea''. The name is based on the Latin ', meaning "west wind", referring to the western distribution in Australia and a preference for windy, coastal habitats by some species. It has been encountered in Western Australia, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and South Australia. Differentiation from ''Austrarchaea'' They are distinguished from ''Austrarchaea'' by a notably shorter carapace, the distribution of long hairs (setae) on the male chelicerae, and by the shape of the conductor of the male palpal bulb. The Australian Alps may be a barrier dividing the two genera. Species the genus contains eleven species: * ''Zephyrarchaea austini'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Kangaroo Island, South Australia * ''Zephyrarchaea barrettae'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gordon Rix
Michael Gordon Rix is an Australian arachnologist, whose publications mainly concern spiders. , he was Principal Curator of Arachnology and Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Geosciences Program at the Queensland Museum. He has held numerous professional appointments including President of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists and Associate Editor of the ''Journal of Arachnology''. He is widely published and cited. The World Spider Catalog lists 166 species names and 22 genus names authored or co-authored by Rix, . ''Pseudoanyphaena michaelrixi'', discovered in 2003, ''w''as named after him. His interest in spiders developed as a boy. He has interest in Australian trapdoor spiders and his research into their decline over the past decade. In early 2020 Rix expressed concern over the likely extinction of the assassin spider — ''Zephyrarchaea austini'' — also called the pelican spider, which is only known to occur in the Western River Wilderness Protection Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Austini
''Zephyrarchaea austini'' or the Kangaroo Island assassin spider is a species of Australian assassin spiders that is endemic to the north west of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. It was discovered in 2010, and described 2012 by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey, and named for Andy Austin. Description The Kangaroo Island assassin spider is in size and lives in leaf litter of wet eucalypt woodland near Billy Goat Falls in the Western River Wilderness Protection Area on the island. The females are distinguished from other members of the ''Zephyrarchaea'' genus by a small body size, a carapace length of less than 1.10mm a height/length ratio of less than 1.70mm. Additionally they have no tubercles on the abdomen, and a "strongly concave post-ocular depression in the lateral view". The males are unknown. Versioned wiki page: 2012-05-07, version 24292, https://species-id.net/w/index.php?title=Zephyrarchaea_austini&oldid=24292 , contributors (alphabetical order): Pensoft Publisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneomorphae Genera
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This ''Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Image:Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Taxonomy The species' specific name is a patronym to honour Prof. Victor Hickman for his contributions to arachnology. Distribution and habitat The spider is known to inhabit only temperate ''Nothofagus ''Nothofagus'', also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Gui ...'' rainforest habitats in the Victorian Central Highlands, in leaf litter. Conservation 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. References Spiders described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Robinsi
''Zephyrarchaea'' is a genus of Australian assassin spiders first described by Michael Gordon Rix & Mark Harvey in 2012 for nine new species and two that were formerly placed in the genus ''Austrarchaea''. The name is based on the Latin ', meaning "west wind", referring to the western distribution in Australia and a preference for windy, coastal habitats by some species. It has been encountered in Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia. Differentiation from ''Austrarchaea'' They are distinguished from ''Austrarchaea'' by a notably shorter carapace, the distribution of long hairs (setae) on the male chelicerae, and by the shape of the conductor of the male palpal bulb. The Australian Alps may be a barrier dividing the two genera. Species the genus contains eleven species: * ''Zephyrarchaea austini'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Kangaroo Island, South Australia * '' Zephyrarchaea barrettae'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia * '' Zephyrarchaea grayi'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Porchi
The Otway Range Assassin Spider ''(Zephyrarchaea porchi)'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia. Taxonomy 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. Description The length of the spider is 2.77 mm. Distribution and habitat 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 In forestry and ecology, understory (American English), or understorey (Commonwealth English), also known as underbrush or undergrowth, includes plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any great extent, but abov .... Conservation The abundance of protected forests near the type locality suggest that the spider is unlikely of meriting conservation concern. References Spiders described in 2012 Arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Melindae
''Zephyrarchaea'' is a genus of Australian Archaeidae, assassin spiders first described by Michael Gordon Rix & Mark Harvey (arachnologist), Mark Harvey in 2012 for nine new species and two that were formerly placed in the genus ''Austrarchaea''. The name is based on the Latin ', meaning "west wind", referring to the western distribution in Australia and a preference for windy, coastal habitats by some species. It has been encountered in Western Australia, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and South Australia. Differentiation from ''Austrarchaea'' They are distinguished from ''Austrarchaea'' by a notably shorter carapace, the distribution of long hairs (setae) on the male chelicerae, and by the shape of the conductor of the male palpal bulb. The Australian Alps may be a barrier dividing the two genera. Species the genus contains eleven species: * ''Zephyrarchaea austini'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Kangaroo Island, South Australia * ''Zephyrarchaea barrettae'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Marki
''Zephyrarchaea marki'', the Cape Le Grand assassin spider, is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae, commonly known as the assassin spiders. Known only from Cape Le Grand National Park in Western Australia, the species was first described by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey in 2012. It is named after Mark Wojcieszek, who helped collect the initial specimens of this species. ''Z. marki'' is a small species of spider, with a total length of in adult males. In adult males, the cephalothorax is dark reddish-brown and the abdomen is mottled grey-brown and beige. The legs are tan brown with darker ring-like markings. The appearance of the female is unknown. The species is known to inhabit elevated leaf litter in a dense coastal thickets of ''Banksia speciosa''. It has not yet been evaluated and assigned a conservation status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, the species is endemic to a very small range and its only known population may be threaten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Marae
''Zephyrarchaea marae'', the West Gippsland 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 in Australia. Taxonomy The species specific name is a patronym in honour of Dr. Māra Blosfeld. Description The males are 3.03 mm long, while the females are 3.95 mm long. Distribution and habitat The species is known only from temperate rainforest and mesic closed forest habitats Dandenong and Strzelecki Ranges of West Gippsland, south and southeast of Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... Conservation The species is found throughout several national parks, and does not require any conservation action. References Spiders describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Janineae
''Zephyrarchaea janineae'' is a species of spider of the family Archaeidae. The Latin species name was chosen to honor Janine Wojcieszek who helped in discovering the first live specimens of the species in 2006. ''Zephyrarchaea janineae'' is endemic to the South West Region in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References Archaeidae Spiders described in 2012 Spiders of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia {{Archaeidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyrarchaea Grayi
'' Zephyrarchaea grayi'', also known as the Grampians Assassin Spider, is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Grampians National Park in Australia. Taxonomy The holotype of the species was collected in Delley’s Dell in the Grampians National Park. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Dr. Mark Gray, who first collected the holotype for this species. Description Females of the species are 3.36 mm in length. Distribution and habitat The species is only known to inhabit wet eucalypt Eucalypt is a descriptive name for woody plants with capsule fruiting bodies belonging to seven closely related genera (of the tribe Eucalypteae) found across Australasia: ''Eucalyptus'', '' Corymbia'', '' Angophora'', ''Stockwellia'', ''Allosyn ... forest in Grampians National Park. Conservation The species is a short-range endemic taxon whose range is restricted to the Grampians National Park. It is threatened by fire and climate change. A search of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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