| Hexathele hochstetteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Infraorder: | Tuberculotae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Hexathele |
| Species: | H. hochstetteri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexathele hochstetteri Ausserer, 1871 |
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Hexathele hochstetteri, or the banded tunnelweb spider, is a large New Zealand spider in the family Hexathelidae. Despite its impressive size it is shy, and there are no records of these spiders causing bite problems in humans.
This spider is endemic to northern New Zealand.