Hemicloea rogenhoferi
| Hemicloea rogenhoferi | |
|---|---|
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| Flattened bark spider, Hemicloea rogenhoferi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Opisthothelae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Hemicloea |
| Species: | H. rogenhoferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875 | |
Hemicloea rogenhoferi, also known as the flattened bark spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Gnaphosidae. The spider is endemic to the east coast of Australia.[1] It is also naturalised in New Zealand where it has established at sites throughout the North Island and South Island.[2][3]
Hemicloea rogenhoferi is a moderately large spider with a distinctively flattened body for squeezing into narrow spaces under bark.
References
- ↑ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". New Zealand Organisms Register. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Flattened bark spider (Hemicloea rogenhoferi)". NatureWatch NZ. Retrieved 2 December 2015.