Irileka

Irileka
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Irileka
Hirst, 1998
Species:
I. iridescens
Binomial name
Irileka iridescens
Hirst, 1998

Irileka is a monotypic genus of Western Australian huntsman spiders containing the single species, Irileka iridescens. It was first described by David B. Hirst in 1998, and is found in Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Irileka Hirst, 1998". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ↑ Hirst, D. B. (1998). "Irilika, a new heteropodine genus (Araneae: Heteropodidae) from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 19: 141–144.