Hadronyche anzses, also known as the wet tropics funnel-web spider, is a species of funnel-web spider in the Atracidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2000 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.[1][2]

Hadronyche anzses
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atracidae
Genus: Hadronyche
Species:
H. anzses
Binomial name
Hadronyche anzses
Raven, 2000[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs on the coastal rim of the Mount Carbine Tableland, west of Mossman in Far North Queensland,[2] where it inhabits high altitude rainforest.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Raven, RJ (2000). "A new species of funnel-web spider (Hadronyche, Hexathelidae, Mygalomorphae) from north Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 46: 225–230 [226–230].
  2. ^ a b "Species Hadronyche anzses Raven, 2000". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ "Hadronyche anzses". Clinical Toxinology Resources. University of Adelaide. 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-12.