Biology:Hemicloea rogenhoferi

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Short description: Species of spider

Hemicloea rogenhoferi
Flattened bark spider, Hemicloea rogenhoferi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trochanteriidae
Genus: Hemicloea
Species:
H. rogenhoferi
Binomial name
Hemicloea rogenhoferi
L. Koch, 1875[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Dalmas, 1917 Urquhart, 1886
  • Hemicloea celerrima Hemicloea plautus
  • Dalmas, 1917 Hemicloea alacris

Hemicloea rogenhoferi, also known as the flattened bark spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. The spider is endemic to the east coast of Australia.[2] It is also naturalised in New Zealand where it has established at sites throughout the North Island and South Island.[3][4]

Hemicloea rogenhoferi is a moderately large spider with a distinctively flattened body for squeezing into narrow spaces under bark.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2229327 entry