Janine's Assassin Spider Zephyrarchaea janineae Rix & Harvey, 2012
Fauna Portal species: 6772
Diagnosis
(after Rix and Harvey 2012): Zephyrarchaea janineae can be distinguished from other known congeners except Z. mainae by the presence of six dorsal, hump-like tubercles on the abdomen and from Z. mainae by the more tapered, spiniform apex of tegular sclerite 1 (TS 1).
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2012): Australian assassins, part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australi. ZooKeys. 191: 1 - 62