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
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
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