Hadronyche emmalizae
Appearance
Hadronyche emmalizae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Atracidae |
Genus: | Hadronyche |
Species: | H. emmalizae
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Binomial name | |
Hadronyche emmalizae |
Hadronyche emmalizae is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray. The species epithet honours the author's daughter, Emma Elizabeth Jensen Gray.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in the Bago State Forest and Khancoban-Geehi region, on the western side of the Snowy Mountains, in New South Wales.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gray, MR (2010). "A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (2 & 3): 285–392 [319–322].
- ^ a b "Species Hadronyche emmalizae Gray, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-08.