Zephyrarchaea grayi

Zephyrarchaea grayi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Archaeidae
Genus:	Zephyrarchaea
Species:	Z. grayi
Binomial name
Zephyrarchaea grayi Rix & Harvey, 2012

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Females of the species are 3.36 mm in length.^[2]

The species is only known to inhabit wet eucalypt forest in Grampians National Park.^[2]

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.^[2]

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