Pediana regina

Pediana regina
P. regina from New South Wales, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Pediana
Species:
P. regina
Binomial name
Pediana regina
Koch, 1875
Synonyms
  • Heteropoda regina, Koch, 1875
  • Polydamna regina, Thorell, 1881

Pediana regina, also referred to as the Queen of the huntsmen or the bark huntsman, is a species of Sparassid (huntsman) spider belonging to the genus Pediana that occurs throughout Australia in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia.