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Hadronyche

Hadronyche
Victorian funnelweb02.jpg
Hadronyche modesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Hexathelidae
Subfamily: Atracinae
Genus: Hadronyche
L. Koch, 1873

Hadronyche is a genus of venomous spiders found in Australia. 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.

As of March 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

Two names are regarded as doubtful:


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