''Zephyrarchaea janineae'' is a species of

spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species d ...

of the family

Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that ...

. The Latin species name was chosen to honor

Janine Wojcieszek Janine may refer to: People and characters * Janine (given name) Janine is a given name and may refer to: People * Janine Balding (1967–1988), Australian murder victim * Janine Bazin (1923–2003), French film and television producer * Ja ...

who helped in discovering the first live specimens of the species in 2006. ''Zephyrarchaea janineae'' is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the South West Region in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

References

Archaeidae Spiders described in 2012 Spiders of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia {{Archaeidae-stub