Hadronyche flindersi

Hadronyche flindersi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Atracidae
Genus:	Hadronyche
Species:	H. flindersi
Binomial name
Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984)[1]
Synonyms
Atrax flindersi Gray, 1984

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

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

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

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

1. Gray, MR (1984). "The taxonomy of the Atrax adelaidensis species-group (Macrothelinae: Mygalomorphae) with notes on burrowing behaviour". Records of the South Australian Museum. 18: 441–452 [446]. ISSN 0376-2750. Wikidata Q123531966.
2. "Species Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
3. "Hadronyche flindersi". Clinical Toxinology Resources. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2023-05-07.