Hadronyche emmalizae

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Hadronyche emmalizae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atracidae
Genus: Hadronyche
Species:
H. emmalizae
Binomial name
Hadronyche emmalizae
Gray, 2010[1]

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]

  1. ^ 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].
  2. ^ 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.