Biology:Zophorame hirsti

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Zophorame hirsti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Barychelidae
Genus: Zophorame
Species:
Z. hirsti
Binomial name
Zophorame hirsti
Raven, 1994[1]

Zophorame hirsti is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1994 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. The specific epithet hirsti honours David Hirst, Arachnologist at the South Australian Museum, for his research on heteropodid spider taxonomy.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in Far North Queensland, in open forest habitats. The type locality is the Tinaroo Dam on the Atherton Tableland.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Raven, RJ (1994). "Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 35 (2): 291–706 [579]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007387#page/1/mode/1up. Retrieved 2023-07-20. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Species Zophorame hirsti Raven, 1994". Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/568ffd22-eb0f-42eb-9487-8aee71e3a175. 

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