Zephyrarchaea grayi
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Zephyrarchaea grayi, also known as the Grampians Assassin Spider, is a species of spider in the family Archaeidae. It is endemic to Grampians National Park in Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/430/Zephyrarchaea|title=NMBE - World Spider Catalog|website=wsc.nmbe.ch|access-date=2020-04-23}}
Taxonomy
The holotype of the species was collected in Delley's Dell in the Grampians National Park. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Dr. Mike Gray, who first collected the holotype for this species.{{Cite journal|last1=Rix|first1=Michael G.|last2=Harvey|first2=Mark S.|date=2012-05-07|title=Australian Assassins, Part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia|journal=ZooKeys|issue=191|pages=1–62|doi=10.3897/zookeys.191.3070|issn=1313-2989|pmc=3353492|pmid=22639534|doi-access=free}}
Description
Distribution and habitat
The species is only known to inhabit wet eucalypt forest in Grampians National Park.
Conservation
The species is a short-range endemic taxon whose range is restricted to the Grampians National Park. It is threatened by fire and climate change. A search of the type locality in 2010 after a fire failed to find any specimens.