Hadronyche
| Hadronyche | |
|---|---|
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| Hadronyche modesta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche L. Koch, 1873 |
Hadronyche is a genus of venomous spiders found in Australia. Some species are termed Australian funnel-web spider, being highly venomous members of the Hexathelidae family. While Australian funnel-web spider envenomation is medically significant, there have been no recorded human fatalities as a result since the introduction of antivenom in 1980.[1] The genus contains 31 valid species of which the following have been named to date:[2]
- Hadronyche adelaidensis (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche alpina Gray, 2010 — New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
- Hadronyche annachristiae Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche anzses Raven, 2000 — Queensland
- Hadronyche cerberea L. Koch, 1873 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche emmalizae Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche eyrei (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche formidabilis (Rainbow, 1914) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche hirsuta Rainbow, 1920 — [New Guinea, locality incorrect], nomen dubium
- Hadronyche infensa (Hickman, 1964) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche insularis (Rainbow, 1913) — [Solomon Islands, locality incorrect], nomen dubium
- Hadronyche jensenae Gray, 2010 — Victoria
- Hadronyche kaputarensis Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche lamingtonensis Gray, 2010 — Queensland
- Hadronyche levittgreggae Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche lynabrae Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche macquariensis Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche marracoonda Gray, 2010 — New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
- Hadronyche mascordi Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche meridiana Hogg, 1902 — New South Wales, Victoria
- Hadronyche modesta (Simon, 1891) — Victoria
- Hadronyche monaro Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche monteithi Gray, 2010 — Queensland
- Hadronyche nimboola Gray, 2010 — .New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
- Hadronyche orana Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche pulvinator (Hickman, 1927) — Tasmania
- Hadronyche raveni Gray, 2010 — Queensland
- Hadronyche tambo Gray, 2010 — Victoria
- Hadronyche valida (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927) — Tasmania
- Hadronyche versuta (Rainbow, 1914) — New South Wales
- Hadronyche walkeri Gray, 2010 — New South Wales
References
- ↑ University of Melbourne; Australian Venom Research Unit - Funnel web spiders
- ↑ Gray, MR 2010 A revision of the Australian funnel-web spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae). Records of the Australian Museum volume 62, pages 285-392
External links
Data related to Hadronyche at Wikispecies
Media related to Hadronyche at Wikimedia Commons