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Species Atrax robustus O.P.-Cambridge, 1877

Sydney Funnel-web Spider

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Sydney, Central Coast and Illawarra regions and west to the Blue Mountains

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Closed forest, fossorial, predator, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Silk tubes in burrows.

 

General References

Gray, M.R. 1978. Venoms of Dipluridae, A. Systematics and distribution. pp. 120-126 in Bettini, S. (ed.). Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Arthropod Venoms. Berlin : Springer Verl. Vol. 48. (taxonomy, habitat, distribution)

Gray, M.R. 2010. A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae). Records of the Australian Museum 62(2 & 3): 285-392 [Date published 24 November 2010] [299-301 figs 1A,B, 4A-H, 5A-G, 6A-K, 7 tables 2, 34] (taxonomy, morphology, behaviour)

Kaire, G.H. 1963. Observations on some funnel-web spiders (Atrax species) and their venoms, with particular reference to Atrax robustus. Medical Journal of Australia 1963: 307-311 (venom, pharmacology)

Levitt, V. 1961. The funnel-web spider in captivity. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1958–59: 80-84 (biology)

Musgrave, A. 1927. Some poisonous Australian spiders. Records of the Australian Museum 12: 33-46 pls 2-3 [publication date established from Bonnet, P. 1961. Bibliographia Araneorum (1945–1961). Toulouse : Douadoure 3 vols] (distribution, medical)

Sutherland, S.K. 1972. The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus), 3: A review of some clinical records of human envenomation. Medical Journal of Australia 2: 643-647 (medical)

Sutherland, S.K. 1976. Treatment of arachnid poisoning in Australia. Australian Fam. Physician 5: 305-312 (medical)

Sutherland, S.K. 1978. Venoms of Dipluridae. B. Biology and Venoms. pp. 126-126 in Bettini, S. (ed.). Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Arthropod Venoms. Berlin : Springer Verl. Vol. 48. (venom)

 

History of changes

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