Anzacia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anzacia |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Anzacia Dalmas, 1919 |
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| A. perexigua (Simon, 1880)
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Anzacia is a group of spiders. These spiders are known as "ground spiders." They live in the South Pacific region, which includes places like Australia and New Zealand. A scientist named R. de Dalmas first described this group in 1919.
What Kinds of Anzacia Spiders Are There?
Scientists have found 15 different kinds, or species, of Anzacia spiders. Each species has its own unique features. Here are the known species and where they are found:
- Anzacia daviesae Ovtsharenko & Platnick, 1995 – Found in Australia (Queensland).
- Anzacia debilis (Hogg, 1900) – Found in Australia (Victoria).
- Anzacia dimota (Simon, 1908) – Found in Australia (Victoria).
- Anzacia gemmea (Dalmas, 1917) – Found in New Zealand and Australia (Phillip Island).
- Anzacia inornata (Rainbow, 1920) – Found in Australia (Norfolk Island).
- Anzacia invenusta (L. Koch, 1872) – Found in Australia (New South Wales).
- Anzacia micacea (Simon, 1908) – Found in Australia (Western Australia).
- Anzacia mustecula (Simon, 1908) – Found in New Guinea and Australia (mainland, Cato Island, Lord Howe Island).
- Anzacia perelegans (Rainbow, 1894) – Found in Australia (New South Wales).
- Anzacia perexigua (Simon, 1880) (type) – This is the main example species for the group. It is found in New Caledonia.
- Anzacia petila (Simon, 1908) – Found in Australia (Western Australia).
- Anzacia respersa (Simon, 1908) – Found in Australia (Western Australia).
- Anzacia sarrita (Simon, 1908) – Found in Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Tasmania.
- Anzacia signata (Rainbow, 1920) – Found in Australia (Norfolk Island).
- Anzacia simoni Roewer, 1951 – Found in Australia (Western Australia, Victoria).
See also
In Spanish: Anzacia para niños
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