Westrarchaea

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Westrarchaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Malkaridae
Genus: Westrarchaea
Rix, 2006[1]
Type species
W. sinuosa
Rix, 2006
Species
  • W. pusilla Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • W. sinuosa Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
  • W. spinosa Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)

Westrarchaea is a genus of Western Australian shield spiders that was first described by Michael Gordon Rix in 2006.[2] As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only in Western Australia: W. pusilla, W. sinuosa, and W. spinosa.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Westrarchaea Rix, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  2. ^ Rix, M. G. (2006). "Systematics of the Australasian spider family Pararchaeidae (Arachnida: Araneae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 20 (2): 203–254. doi:10.1071/IS05032.