Zephyrarchaea
| Zephyrarchaea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Zephyrarchaea |
| Type species | |
| Austrarchaea mainae (Platnick, 1991)
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| Species | |
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Zephyrarchaea is a
Victoria and South Australia.[1]
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.[2]
Species
As of April 2019[update] the genus contains eleven species:[1]
- Zephyrarchaea austini Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Kangaroo Island, South Australia
- Zephyrarchaea barrettae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea grayi Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea janineae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea mainae (Platnick, 1991) – Western Australia; type
- Zephyrarchaea marae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea marki Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea melindae Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea porchi Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
- Zephyrarchaea robinsi (Harvey, 2002) – Western Australia
- Zephyrarchaea vichickmani Rix & Harvey, 2012 – Victoria
References
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