Bymainiella Explained

Bymainiella is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by R. J. Raven in 1978.^[1] This genus is named in honour of the Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.

Species

it contains four species:^[2]

• Bymainiella lugubris Raven, 1978 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Bymainiella monteithi Raven, 1978 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Bymainiella polesoni Raven, 1978 – Australia (New South Wales)
• Bymainiella terraereginae (Raven, 1976) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

Notes and References

1. Raven. R. J.. 1978. Systematics of the spider subfamily Hexathelinae (Dipluridae: Mygalomorphae: Arachnida).. Australian Journal of Zoology. 65. Suppl. Robert_Raven.
2. Gen. Bymainiella Raven, 1978. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-10. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.