Atrax
| Atrax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Atrax O.P.-Cambridge, 1877 |
Atrax is a genus of venomous spiders found in Australasia. Some species are termed Australian funnel-web spider, being highly venomous members of the Hexathelidae family. The genus was defined by the Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1877.[1]
Three species are classified in the genus:[1]
- Atrax robustus O.P.-Cambridge, 1877 — Sydney Basin, New South Wales
- Atrax yorkmainorum Gray, 2010 — Canberra region, Southern New South Wales
- Atrax sutherlandi Gray, 2010 — New South Wales far south coast, East Gippsland Victoria
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gray, Michael R. (24 November 2010). "A revision of the Australian funnel-web spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum 62 (3): 285–392. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1556. ISSN 0067-1975.
External links
Data related to Atrax at Wikispecies
Media related to Atrax at Wikimedia Commons