Species Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927)
- Atrax venenatus Hickman, V.V. 1927. Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Pt 1. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1926: 52-86 [24 Feb. 1927] [63-70 figs 8-11 plate VI].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QVM 1957/13/16 ♂ adult Type 28, New Town Creek, Hobart, TAS; QVM 1957/13/17 ♀ adult Type 29, New Town Creek, Hobart, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927). —
Gray, M.R. 1988. Aspects of the systematics of the Australian Funnel web Spiders (Araneae: Hexathelidae: Atracinae) based upon morphological and electrophoretic data. Australian Entomological Society Miscellaneous Publication 5. 113-125 pp. [114] (transferred from Atrax)
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Tasmania
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Distribution References
- 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] [329 fig 37]
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, open forest, predator, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Also found in montane areas, makes silk lined tubes.
General References
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] [329-332 figs 37, 38A-G, 39A-G, 40A-K tables 11, 34] (taxonomy, morphology)
History of changes
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| 15-Oct-2020 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Oct-2020 | 27-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |