''Flavarchaea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
South Pacific
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shield spiders that was first described by
Michael Gordon Rix
Michael Gordon Rix is an Australian arachnologist, whose publications mainly concern spiders.
, 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)
*''
Flavarchaea badja''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)
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Flavarchaea barmah''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
*''
Flavarchaea hickmani''
(Rix, 2005) – Australia (Tasmania)
*''
Flavarchaea humboldti''
Rix & Harvey, 2010 – New Caledonia
*''
Flavarchaea lofty''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (South Australia)
*''
Flavarchaea lulu''
(Rix, 2005) (
type
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) – Australia (Tasmania)
*''
Flavarchaea stirlingensis''
Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
See also
*
List of Malkaridae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Malkaridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Anarchaea''
'' Anarchaea'' Rix, 2006
* '' A. corticola'' (Hickman, 1969) (type) — Australia (Tasmania)
* '' A. falcata'' Rix, 200 ...
References
Malkaridae genera
Malkaridae
Spiders of Australia
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