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2 unusual facts about William Joseph Rainbow


Nemesiidae

Stanwellia Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 — New Zealand, Australia

William Joseph Rainbow

His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines, so his education was in a number of those port towns and in Edinburgh.


Hadronyche formidabilis

A member of the genus Hadronyche, the northern funnelweb was first described in 1914, by William Joseph Rainbow in the genus Atrax, having been collected from the vicinity of the Richmond River.

Hadronyche versuta

A member of the genus Hadronyche, the Blue Mountains funnelweb was first described in 1914, by William Joseph Rainbow in the genus Atrax, having been collected from the vicinity of the Jenolan Caves.


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