The World Spider Catalog, Version 8.0
by Norman I. Platnick

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FAM. PARARCHAEIDAE Forster & Platnick, 1984

Last updated June 19, 2007

N.B.: established by Forster & Platnick, 1984: 65; considered a subfamily of Archaeidae by Wunderlich (1986) and Eskov (1987c), of Mimetidae by Wunderlich, 2004i: 1257, valid by Rix (2006).

Gen. Anarchaea Rix, 2006

A. Rix, 2006: 207, type Pararchaea corticola Hickman, 1969.

mf corticola (Hickman, 1969) *....................Tasmania
Pararchaea c. Hickman, 1969: 3, f. 10-15 (Dmf).
Pararchaea c. Rix, 2005: 139, f. 8, 12 (mf).
A. c. Rix, 2006: 209, f. 28 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

mf falcata Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
A. f. Rix, 2006: 209, f. 3, 18-21, 30 (Dmf).

mf raveni Rix, 2006....................Queensland
A. r. Rix, 2006: 209, f. 22-25, 31, 144-146 (Dmf).

mf robusta (Rix, 2005)....................Tasmania
Pararchaea r. Rix, 2005: 145, f. 5, 24-28 (Dmf).
A. r. Rix, 2006: 211, f. 2, 29 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

Gen. Flavarchaea Rix, 2006

F. Rix, 2006: 212, type Pararchaea lulu Rix, 2005.

mf anzac Rix, 2006....................Queensland
F. a. Rix, 2006: 215, f. 40-43, 59 (Dmf).

mf badja Rix, 2006....................New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
F. b. Rix, 2006: 215, f. 44-47, 60 (Dmf).

mf barmah Rix, 2006....................New South Wales, Victoria
F. b. Rix, 2006: 217, f. 48-51, 62 (Dmf).

mf hickmani (Rix, 2005)....................Tasmania
Pararchaea h. Rix, 2005: 141, f. 3, 13-17 (Dmf).
F. h. Rix, 2006: 218, f. 5, 63 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

mf lofty Rix, 2006....................South Australia
F. l. Rix, 2006: 218, f. 38-39, 52-55, 64 (Dmf).

mf lulu (Rix, 2005) *....................Tasmania
Pararchaea l. Rix, 2005: 143, f. 4, 18-23 (Dmf).
F. l. Rix, 2006: 219, f. 4, 61 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

f stirlingensis Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
F. s. Rix, 2006: 220, f. 58 (Df).

Gen. Forstrarchaea Rix, 2006

F. Rix, 2006: 221, type Pararchaea rubra (Forster, 1949).

mf rubra (Forster, 1949) *....................New Zealand
Zearchaea r. Forster, 1949: 197, f. 9-15 (Dmf).
Pararchaea r. Forster, 1955b: 402, f. 24 (Tmf from Zearchaea).
Pararchaea r. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 71, f. 212-213, 221-229, 235-238 (m).
F. r. Rix, 2006: 222, f. 16, 57 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

Gen. Nanarchaea Rix, 2006

N. Rix, 2006: 222, type Pararchaea binnaburra Forster, 1955.

f binnaburra (Forster, 1955) *....................Queensland
Pararchaea. b. Forster, 1955b: 401, f. 6-9, 13-15 (Df).
N. b. Rix, 2006: 223, f. 26 (Tf from Pararchaea).

mf bryophila (Hickman, 1969)....................New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania
Pararchaea b. Hickman, 1969: 9, f. 25-30 (Dmf).
Pararchaea b. Schütt, 2000: 137, f. 6C-D (m).
Pararchaea b. Wunderlich, 2004i: 1257, f. 35-38 (m).
Pararchaea b. Rix, 2005: 139, f. 7, 9-10 (mf).
N. b. Rix, 2006: 223, f. 6, 27, 68-71 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

Gen. Ozarchaea Rix, 2006

O. Rix, 2006: 225, type Pararchaea ornata Hickman, 1969.

f bodalla Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. b. Rix, 2006: 227, f. 112 (Df).

f bondi Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. b. Rix, 2006: 236, f. 122 (Df).

mf daviesae Rix, 2006....................Queensland
O. d. Rix, 2006: 237, f. 91-94, 121 (Dmf).

f forsteri Rix, 2006....................New Zealand
O. f. Rix, 2006: 228, f. 8, 113 (Df).

mf harveyi Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
O. h. Rix, 2006: 229, f. 10, 73-76, 115 (Dmf).

mf janineae Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. j. Rix, 2006: 240, f. 99-102, 118 (Dmf).

mf ornata (Hickman, 1969) *....................Tasmania
Pararchaea o. Hickman, 1969: 7, f. 21-24 (Df).
Pararchaea o. Rix, 2005: 144, f. 1 (Dm).
O. o. Rix, 2006: 231, f. 11, 77-80, 114 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

f platnicki Rix, 2006....................Queensland
O. p. Rix, 2006: 231, f, 13, 116 (Df).

mf saxicola (Hickman, 1969)....................Tasmania
Pararchaea s. Hickman, 1969: 5, f. 16-20 (Dmf).
Pararchaea s. Rix, 2005: 146, f. 2, 6, 11 (f).
O. s. Rix, 2006: 238, f. 120 (Tmf from Pararchaea).

m spurgeon Rix, 2006....................Queensland
O. s. Rix, 2006: 242, f. 14, 103-106 (Dm).

f stradbroke Rix, 2006....................Queensland
O. s. Rix, 2006: 243, f. 117 (Df).

m valida Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. v. Rix, 2006: 232, f. 12, 81-84 (Dm).

m waldockae Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
O. w. Rix, 2006: 239, f. 95-98 (Dm).

m werrikimbe Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. w. Rix, 2006: 233, f. 9, 85-88 (Dm).

mf westraliensis Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
O. w. Rix, 2006: 243, f. 107-110, 119 (Dmf).

m wiangarie Rix, 2006....................New South Wales
O. w. Rix, 2006: 235, f. 89-90, 111 (Dm).

Gen. Pararchaea Forster, 1955

P. Forster, 1955b: 397, type P. alba Forster, 1955; placed in Mecysmaucheniidae by some authors but transferred here from the Archaeidae by Forster & Platnick, 1984: 71.

Transferred to other genera:
P. binnaburra Forster, 1955 -- see Nanarchaea.
P. bryophila Hickman, 1969 -- see Nanarchaea.
P. corticola Hickman, 1969 -- see Anarchaea.
P. hickmani Rix, 2005 -- see Flavarchaea.
P. lulu Rix, 2005 -- see Flavarchaea.
P. ornata Hickman, 1969 -- see Ozarchaea.
P. robusta Rix, 2005 -- see Anarchaea.
P. rubra (Forster, 1949) -- see Forstrarchaea.
P. saxicola Hickman, 1969 -- see Ozarchaea.

mf alba Forster, 1955 *....................New Zealand
P. a. Forster, 1955b: 399, f. 1-4, 16-19, 25-26 (Dmf).
P. a. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 71, f. 214-219, 230-234, 307 (f).
P. a. Rix, 2006: 245, f. 15, 56, 128-129 (mf).
P. a. Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 198, f. 76a-f (mf).

Gen. Westrarchaea Rix, 2006

W. Rix, 2006: 247, type W. sinuosa Rix, 2006.

mf pusilla Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
W. p. Rix, 2006: 248, f. 34, 130-133 (Dmf).

mf sinuosa Rix, 2006 *....................Western Australia
W. s. Rix, 2006: 248, f. 33, 134-137 (Dmf).

mf spinosa Rix, 2006....................Western Australia
W. s. Rix, 2006: 249, f. 7, 32, 138-141 (Dmf).