Ozarchaea Explained

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

Species

it contains sixteen species, found only in New Zealand and Australia:^[2]

• Ozarchaea bodalla Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Ozarchaea bondi Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Ozarchaea daviesae Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
• Ozarchaea forsteri Rix, 2006 – New Zealand
• Ozarchaea harveyi Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Ozarchaea janineae Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Ozarchaea ornata (Hickman, 1969) (type) – Australia (Tasmania)
• Ozarchaea platnicki Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
• Ozarchaea saxicola (Hickman, 1969) – Australia (Tasmania)
• Ozarchaea spurgeon Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
• Ozarchaea stradbroke Rix, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
• Ozarchaea valida Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Ozarchaea waldockae Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Ozarchaea werrikimbe Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Ozarchaea westraliensis Rix, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Ozarchaea wiangarie Rix, 2006 – Australia (New South Wales)

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. Ozarchaea Rix, 2006. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-04. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.