Huntia

For the botanical history journal, see Huntia (journal).

Huntia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zoropsidae
Genus:	Huntia Gray & Thompson, 2001

Huntia is a genus of spiders in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 2001 by Michael R. Gray & Judith A. Thompson.[1] As of 2017^[update], it contains two species, both from Australia.[2][3]

The genus name honours arachnologist, Glenn Stuart Hunt (1944-1999).[1]

Species

Huntia comprises the following species:[3]

• Huntia deepensis Gray & Thompson, 2001^T – Western Australia (including Queensland[4])
• Huntia murrindal Gray & Thompson, 2001 – Victoria

References

1. Michael R. Gray; Judith A. Thompson (2001). "New lycosoid spiders from cave and surface habitats in southern Australia and Cape Range peninsula (Araneae: Lycosoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement. 64 (1): 159–170. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0313-122X.64.2001.159-170. ISSN 0313-122X. Wikidata Q99573794.
2. "Huntia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
3. "Genus Huntia Gray & Thompson, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
4. Queensland Museum Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Volume 50, (2004), p. 357, at Google Books