Hemicloea rogenhoferi

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.[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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
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 is a moderately large spider with a distinctively flattened body for squeezing into narrow spaces under bark.

References
  1. "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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