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Austrarchaea smithae

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Species of spider

Austrarchaea smithae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Archaeidae
Genus: Austrarchaea
Species: A. smithae
Binomial name
Austrarchaea smithae
Rix & Harvey, 2011

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. It was named to honour Dr Helen Smith. It is endemic to Australia.

References

  1. ^ Rix, Michael; Harvey, Mark (2011-08-15). "Australian Assassins, Part I: A review of the Assassin Spiders (Araneae: Archaeidae) of mid-eastern Australia". ZooKeys. 123: 1–100. doi:10.3897/zookeys.123.1448. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3175121.
  2. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
Taxon identifiers
Austrarchaea smithae


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