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Hadronyche walkeri

Hadronyche walkeri is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray. The species epithet walkeri honours Pat Walker, naturalist and photographer from North Queensland.

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Aug 13, 2026
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Source
Hadronyche walkeri
near Bald Blair, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atracidae
Genus: Hadronyche
Species:
H. walkeri
Binomial name
Hadronyche walkeri
Gray, 20101

Hadronyche walkeri is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2010 by Australian arachnologist Michael R. Gray. The species epithet walkeri honours Pat Walker, naturalist and photographer from North Queensland.12

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs from the Armidale region eastwards to the Dorrigo region in the New England Tablelands of northern New South Wales.2

References

References

  1. Gray, MR (2010). "A Revision of the Australian Funnel-web Spiders (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 62 (2 & 3): 285–392 [371–374].
  2. "Species Hadronyche walkeri Gray, 2010". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-09.