Hadronyche
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Hadronyche is a genus of venomous spiders found in Australasia. Some species are termed Australian funnel-web spider, being highly venomous members of the Hexathelidae
family. While Australian funnel-web spider envenomation is medically significant, there have been no recorded human fatalities as a result since the introduction of antivenom in 1980.
The genus is estimated to contain about 40 species of which the following have been named to date:
Hexathelidae
The spider family Hexathelidae, the only family in the super-family Hexatheloidea, is one of two families of spiders known as funnel-webs...
family. While Australian funnel-web spider envenomation is medically significant, there have been no recorded human fatalities as a result since the introduction of antivenom in 1980.
The genus is estimated to contain about 40 species of which the following have been named to date:
- Hadronyche adelaidensis (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche anzses Raven, 2000 — Queensland
- Hadronyche cerberea L. Koch, 1873 — New South Wales
- Hadronyche eyrei (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984) — South Australia
- Hadronyche formidabilis (Rainbow, 1914) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche hirsuta Rainbow, 1920 — New Guinea
- Hadronyche infensa (Hickman, 1964) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche insularis (Rainbow, 1913) — Solomon Islands
- Hadronyche meridiana Hogg, 1902 — Victoria
- Hadronyche modesta (Simon, 1891) — Victoria
- Hadronyche pulvinator (Hickman, 1927) — Tasmania
- Hadronyche valida (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) — Queensland, New South Wales
- Hadronyche venenata (Hickman, 1927) — Tasmania
- Hadronyche versuta (Rainbow, 1914) — New South Wales