Bymainiella

Bymainiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Raven, R. J. (1978). "Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 65 (Suppl).
  3. ^ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.