Huntia murrindal is a cave spider in the family Zoropsidae.[1] It was first described in 2001 by Michael R. Gray & Judith A. Thompson.[2][3] The genus name honours arachnologist, Glenn Stuart Hunt (1944-1999),[2] and the species epithet, murrindal, references the type locality.[2]

Huntia murrindal
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Map
Holotype site (AM KS17235 ♀): Anticline Cave, Murrindal, VIC[1]

It is known only from the Buchan-Murrindal cave system in Victoria.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Huntia_murrindal
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ "Huntia murrindal". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 12 December 2023.