Flavarchaea Explained

Flavarchaea is a genus of South Pacific shield spiders that was first described by Michael Gordon Rix in 2006.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, found only in Australia and on New Caledonia:^[2]

• Flavarchaea anzac Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
• Flavarchaea badja Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)
• 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) – Australia (Tasmania)
• Flavarchaea stirlingensis Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)

See also

• List of Malkaridae species

Notes and References

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