Hemicloea rogenhoferi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trochanteriidae
Genus: Hemicloea
Species:
H. rogenhoferi
Binomial name
Hemicloea rogenhoferi
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemicloea plautus Urquhart, 1886
  • Hemicloea celerrima Dalmas, 1917
  • Hemicloea alacris Dalmas, 1917

Hemicloea rogenhoferi, also known as the flattened bark spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. The spider is endemic to the east coast of Australia.[2] It is also naturalised in New Zealand where it has established at sites throughout the North Island and South Island.[3][4]

Hemicloea rogenhoferi is a moderately large spider with a distinctively flattened body for squeezing into narrow spaces under bark.

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hemicloea rogenhoferi L. Koch, 1875". New Zealand Organisms Register. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Flattened bark spider (Hemicloea rogenhoferi)". NatureWatch NZ. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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