Paraembolides boydi

Paraembolides boydi is a species of funnel-web spider in the family Hexathelidae. It is endemic to Australia. It was first described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven.^[1][2]

Paraembolides boydi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Hexathelidae
Genus:	Paraembolides
Species:	P. boydi
Binomial name
Paraembolides boydi (Raven, 1978)[1]
Synonyms
Bymainiella boydi Raven, 1978

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern New South Wales, sheltering in and beneath logs in open forest habitats. The type locality is Mount Edwards, on the Boyd Plateau in the Jenolan region.^[2]

Behaviour

The spiders are terrestrial predators.^[2]