Huntia murrindal

Huntia murrindal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zoropsidae
Genus: Huntia
Species:
H. murrindal
Binomial name
Huntia murrindal
Gray & Thompson, 2001
Holotype site (AM KS17235 ♀): Anticline Cave, Murrindal, VIC

Huntia murrindal is a cave spider in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 2001 by Michael R. Gray & Judith A. Thompson. The genus name honours arachnologist, Glenn Stuart Hunt (1944-1999), and the species epithet, murrindal, references the type locality.

It is known only from the Buchan-Murrindal cave system in Victoria.

References

  1. 1 2 https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Huntia_murrindal
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gray, Michael Robert; Judith A. Thompson (2001). "New lycosoid spiders from cave and surface habitats in southern Australia and Cape Range peninsula (Araneae: Lycosoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement. 64 (1): 159–170. doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.64.2001.159-170. Wikidata Q99573794. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Judith A. Thompson  (help)
  3. ↑ "Huntia murrindal". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 12 December 2023.