Huntia
| Huntia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zoropsidae |
| Genus: | Gray & Thompson, 2001 |
Huntia is a genus of spiders in the family Zoropsidae. It was first described in 2001 by Michael R. Gray & Judith A. Thompson.[1] As of 2017, it contains two species, both from Australia.[2][3]
The genus name honours arachnologist, Glenn Stuart Hunt (1944-1999).[1]
Species
Huntia comprises the following species:[3]
- Huntia deepensis Gray & Thompson, 2001T – Western Australia (including Queensland[4])
- Huntia murrindal Gray & Thompson, 2001 – Victoria
References
- ^ a b Michael R. Gray; 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. ISSN 0313-122X. Wikidata Q99573794.
- ^ "Huntia". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Genus Huntia Gray & Thompson, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
- ^ Queensland Museum Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Volume 50, (2004), p. 357, at Google Books