Bymainiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Hexathelidae |
Genus: | Bymainiella Raven, 1978 [1] |
Type species | |
B. terraereginae (Raven, 1976) | |
Species | |
4, see text |
Bymainiella is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by R. J. Raven in 1978. [2] This genus is named in honour of the Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main. [3]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains four species: [1]
Hexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracidae, Macrothelidae and Porrhothelidae. Atracidae includes the most venomous species formerly placed in Hexathelidae.
Bacelarella is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Lucien Berland & J. Millot in 1941. This genus was named in honour of the Portuguese arachnologist Amélia Bacelar.
William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919) was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders.
Robert John Raven is an Australian arachnologist, being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described many species of spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is spider bite consultant to the Royal Brisbane Hospital, leading to much work on spider toxins.
Battalus is a genus of Australian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was moved to the Corinnidae in 2015.
Cataxia is a genus of Australian armoured trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1914.
Euoplos is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1914.
Hadronyche macquariensis, the Port Macquarie funnel-web spider, is a venomous mygalomorph spider, one of a number of species of Australian funnel-web spiders] found in New South Wales.
Daviesa is a genus of Australian tangled nest spiders first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. This genus is named in honour of New Zealand arachnologist Valerie Todd Davies. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Seqocrypta is a genus of Australian brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Robert Raven in 1994.
Leichhardteus is a genus of Australian corinnid sac spiders first described by B. C. Baehr & Robert Raven in 2013.
Australothele is a genus of Australian spiders in the family Euagridae. It was first described by Robert Raven in 1984.
Paraembolides is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven in 1980.
Austrotengella is a genus of Australian false wolf spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven in 2012.
Ornodolomedes Marshi was named after an Ingham cane farmer in North Queensland, John Marsh.
Cryptoforis is a genus of Australian armoured trapdoor spiders. It was first described by J. D. Wilson, Robert Raven and Günter E. W. Schmidt in 2020, and it has only been found in Australia.
Bymainiella lugubris is a species of funnelweb-spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
Bymainiella polesoni is a species of funnelweb-spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.
Bymainiella monteithi is a species of funnelweb-spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.