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Zearchaea

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Zearchaea
Z. clypeata (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mecysmaucheniidae
Genus: Zearchaea
Wilton, 1946[1]
Species

Zearchaea is a genus of spiders in the Mecysmaucheniidae family. It was first described in 1946 by Wilton.[2] As of February 2019, it contains 2 species from New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mecysmaucheniidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ Wilton, C. L. (1946). "A new spider of the family Archaeidae from New Zealand". Dominion Museum Records in Entomology. 1: 19–26.