Teranodes
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| Teranodes | |
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| Teranodes montanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Hexathelidae |
| Genus: | Teranodes Raven, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. montanus (Hickman, 1927) | |
| Species | |
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Teranodes is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven in 1985.[2] As of May 2019[update] it contains only two species: T. montanus and T. otwayensis.[1] It was originally given the name "Terania",[3] but it was later changed to "Teranodes" when it was discovered that the name was already in use for a genus of shield bugs.[2]