''Austrarchaea smithae'' is a species of spider in the family ''
Archaeidae''. It is commonly known as the Blue Mountains Assassin Spider as the holotype male was found at Mount Wilson in the
Blue Mountains National Park
The Blue Mountains National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately west of Sydney, and the park boundary is quite ...
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It was named to honour Dr Helen Smith.
It is endemic to Australia.
References
Spiders described in 2011
Archaeidae
Taxa named by Michael G. Rix
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