| Hadronyche flindersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atracidae |
| Genus: | Hadronyche |
| Species: | H. flindersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984) | |
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Hadronyche flindersi, also known as the Flinders Ranges funnel-web spider, is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray.
Description
The carapace is a glossy brownish-black in colour, the back and sides of the abdomen a dark maroon-brown with a paler, pinkish, underside. There are four pairs of pale markings on the upper and lateral surfaces. The venom contains excitatory neurotoxins.
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia. The type locality is on the lower slopes of Mount Remarkable, 3 km north of Melrose. The spiders are found in open forest and woodland habitats.
Behaviour
The spiders construct burrows, without surface triplines, in or beneath leaf litter. The burrows contain a side chamber and have an entrance with a soil door in a collapsible silk collar.
References
- ^ Gray, MR (1984). "The taxonomy of the Atrax adelaidensis species-group (Macrothelinae: Mygalomorphae) with notes on burrowing behaviour". Records of the South Australian Museum. 18: 441–452 . ISSN 0376-2750. Wikidata Q123531966.
- ^ "Species Hadronyche flindersi (Gray, 1984)". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Hadronyche flindersi". Clinical Toxinology Resources. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hadronyche flindersi | |
| Atrax flindersi | |
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