''Flavarchaea'' is a
genus
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of
South Pacific
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shield spiders that was first described by
Michael Gordon Rix
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, he was Principal Curator of Arachnology and Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Geosciences Program at the Queensland Museum. He has held numerou ...
in 2006.
Species
it contains eight species, found only in
Australia
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and on
New Caledonia
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:
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Flavarchaea anzac''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
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Flavarchaea badja
''Flavarchaea'' is a genus of South Pacific shield spiders that was first described by Michael Gordon Rix in 2006.
Species
it contains eight species, found only in Australia and on New Caledonia:
*'' Flavarchaea anzac'' Rix, 2006 – Australia ...
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Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)
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Flavarchaea barmah''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
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Flavarchaea hickmani''
(Rix, 2005) – Australia (Tasmania)
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Flavarchaea humboldti''
Rix & Harvey
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, 2010 – New Caledonia
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Flavarchaea lofty''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (South Australia)
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Flavarchaea lulu''
(Rix, 2005) (
type) – Australia (Tasmania)
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Flavarchaea stirlingensis''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
See also
*
List of Malkaridae species
References
Araneomorphae genera
Malkaridae
Spiders of Australia
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