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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gradungulidae |
| Genus: | Hickmania Gertsch, 1958[1] |
| Species: | H. troglodytes
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| Hickmania troglodytes (Higgins & Petterd, 1883)[1]
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Hickmania is a monotypic genus of Australian cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Gradungulidae, containing only the Tasmanian cave spider (Hickmania troglodytes).[1] The genus was first described by Willis J. Gertsch in 1958,[2] and has been found only in Tasmania. It had been thought to be an ancient Gondwanan lineage, long since separated from its closest relatives in South America in the family Austrochilidae[3], but more recent data show it belongs to the Australia–New Zealand family Gradungulidae.[4] It is an icon species for faunal conservation in Tasmania, and is named in honor of V. V. Hickman, a professor at the University of Tasmania, who specialized in spiders. The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (troglodytes), meaning "cave-dweller".
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Hickmania Gertsch, 1958". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ Gertsch, W. J. (1958). "The spider family Hypochilidae". American Museum Novitates. 1912: 1–28.
- ^ Gray, Dr. Mike (2019-03-18). "Tasmanian Cave Spider". Australian Museum. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ Kulkarni, S.; Hormiga, G. (2021). "Hooroo mates! Phylogenomic data suggest that the closest relatives of the iconic Tasmanian cave spider Hickmania troglodytes are in Australia and New Zealand, not in South America". Invertebrate Systematics. 35: 850–856. doi:10.1071/IS21030.