''Holconia'' is a

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of Southern Pacific huntsman spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Dahls Thorell in 1877. It was branched from ''

Isopeda ''Isopeda'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875. Species it contains nineteen species and one subspecies, found in Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, and on New Caledonia: *'' ...

'' in 1990.

List of species

, it contains nine species that are found widespread in

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

: *'' Holconia colberti'' Hirst, 1991 – Australia (Victoria), Colbert's huntsman *'' Holconia flindersi'' Hirst, 1991 – Australia (South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales), Flinders's banded huntsman *'' Holconia hirsuta'' ( Ludwig Koch, 1875) – Australia (Queensland), northern banded huntsman *''

Holconia immanis ''Holconia immanis'', commonly known as the Sydney huntsman spider and giant banded huntsman, is a species of huntsman spider found in eastern Australia. It was previously known as ''Isopeda immanis'' for many years. It is one of the largest sp ...

'' (Ludwig Koch, 1867) – Australia, banded huntsman *'' Holconia insignis'' (T. D. Thorell, 1870) (

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) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), giant huntsman *'' Holconia murrayensis'' Hirst, 1991 – Australia (South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales), Murray banded huntsman *'' Holconia neglecta'' Hirst, 1991 – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory), Neglecta's banded huntsman *'' Holconia nigrigularis'' (

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, 1908) – Australia, giant gray huntsman *'' Holconia westralia'' Hirst, 1991 – Australia (Western Australia), West Australia banded huntsman

References

Sparassidae genera Sparassidae Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell {{Sparassidae-stub

List of species

See also

References