Hadronyche nadgee

Hadronyche nadgee is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Paul Whitington and Kerri-Lee Harris. The species epithet nadgee refers to the Nadgee Nature Reserve which is close to the type locality.[1][2]

Hadronyche nadgee
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. nadgee
Binomial name
Hadronyche nadgee
Whitington & Harris, 2021[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in the South East Corner region of New South Wales, where specimens were collected in dry sclerophyll forest.[2][1]

References

  1. Whitington, P; Harris, K (2021). "A New Species of Australian Funnel-web Spider (Mygalomorphae, Atracidae, Hadronyche) Redefines the Family Atracidae" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 73 (4): 115–122 [116]. doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.73.2021.1779. S2CID 244021226. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. "Species Hadronyche nadgee Whitington & Harris, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-11.


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