''Austrarchaea'' is a

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assassin spiders Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that ...

first described by

Raymond Robert Forster Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educa ...

Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus of the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Peter J. Solomon Family Curator Em ...

in 1984. A further 25 were described by

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 numerou ...

and

Mark Stephen Harvey Mark Stephen Harvey (born 17 September 1958) is a museum scientist and biologist. Since 1989 he has been based at the Western Australian Museum. Career Harvey graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a PhD titled "Contributions to the sy ...

in 2011 and 2012.

Species

it contains twenty-seven species: *''

Austrarchaea alani ''Austrarchaea alani'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to south-east Queensland, Australia where it is found in the Kroombit Tops National Park Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. ...

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, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea aleenae'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea binfordae ''Austrarchaea binfordae'' is a species of spider in the genus ''Austrarchaea''. It was described by Rix & Harvey in 2011 after being identified near Wauchope in New South Wales, Australia. It is named for the US arachnologist Arachnology i ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea christopheri ''Austrarchaea christopheri'' is a species of spider in the family '' Archaeidae''. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2011 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea clyneae ''Austrarchaea clyneae'' is a species of spider in the family '' Archaeidae''. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2011 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea cunninghami ''Austrarchaea cunninghami'' is a species of spider in the family '' Archaeidae''. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2011 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea daviesae ''Austrarchaea'' is a genus of Australian assassin spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & Norman I. Platnick in 1984. A further 25 were described by Michael Gordon Rix and Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011 and 2012. Species it contains ...

'' Forster & Platnick, 1984 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea dianneae ''Austrarchaea dianneae'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, rangi ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea griswoldi ''Austrarchaea griswoldi'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2012 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea harmsi ''Austrarchaea harmsi'' is a species of spider in the family '' Archaeidae''. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2011 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea helenae'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Austrarchaea hoskini'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea judyae'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea karenae ''Austrarchaea karenae'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2012 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Austrarchaea mascordi ''Austrarchaea mascordi'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, rang ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea mcguiganae ''Austrarchaea mcguiganae'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae''. It is endemic to Monga National Park The Monga National Park is a national park located south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The closest town near ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea milledgei ''Austrarchaea milledgei'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, rang ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea monteithi ''Austrarchaea monteithi'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, rang ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Austrarchaea nodosa'' (Forster, 1956) (

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) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea platnickorum ''Austrarchaea platnickorum'' is a species of spider in the family ''Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, r ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Austrarchaea raveni ''Austrarchaea raveni'' is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Australia. References Spiders described in 2011 Archaeidae {{Archaeidae-stub ...

'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea smithae'' Rix & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Austrarchaea tealei'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea thompsoni'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea wallacei'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea westi'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Austrarchaea woodae'' Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Australia (Queensland)

References

Araneomorphae genera Archaeidae Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Archaeidae-stub