Hadronyche alpina
Hadronyche alpina, also known as the Alpine funnel-web spider or Kosciusko funnel-web spider, 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 Roland Gray. The specific epithet alpina refers to the alpine habitats in the Snowy Mountains region where the spiders are found.[1][2]
| Hadronyche alpina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atracidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche |
| Species: | H. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadronyche alpina Gray, 2010[1] | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Kosciuszko National Park of New South Wales and the Brindabella Range of the Australian Capital Territory,[2] as well as in the Alpine National Park, Victoria.[3]
References
- Gray, MR (2010). "A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (2 & 3): 285–392 [326–328].
- "Species Hadronyche alpina Gray, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- "Hadronyche alpina Gray, 2010". Museums Victoria Collections. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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