''Westrarchaea'' 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
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
n
shield spiders that was first described by
Michael Gordon Rix in 2006.
it contains only three species, found only in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
: ''
W. pusilla'', ''
W. sinuosa'', and ''
W. spinosa''.
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
Araneomorphae genera
Malkaridae
Spiders of Australia
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