Hadronyche flindersi
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atracidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche |
| Species: | H. flindersi
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Hadronyche flindersi, also known as the Flinders Ranges funnel-web spider, is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray.[1][2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The carapace is a glossy brownish-black in colour, the back and sides of the abdomen a dark maroon-brown with a paler, pinkish, underside. There are four pairs of pale markings on the upper and lateral surfaces. The venom contains excitatory neurotoxins.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]The species occurs in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The type locality is on the lower slopes of Mount Remarkable, 3 km north of Melrose.[2] The spiders are found in open forest and woodland habitats.[3]
Behaviour
[edit | edit source]The spiders construct burrows, without surface triplines, in or beneath leaf litter. The burrows contain a side chamber and have an entrance with a soil door in a collapsible silk collar.[3]
References
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