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''Holconia immanis'', commonly known as the Sydney huntsman spider and giant banded huntsman, is a species of 
It was previously known as ''Isopeda immanis'' for many years. It is one of the largest species of huntsman in Australia and can have a body length of 4.5 cm and outstretched legs can measure 16 cm across.
The Sydney huntsman was described by
huntsman spider
Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometim ...
found in eastern Australia.
It was previously known as ''Isopeda immanis'' for many years. It is one of the largest species of huntsman in Australia and can have a body length of 4.5 cm and outstretched legs can measure 16 cm across.
The Sydney huntsman was described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist.
He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medic ...
in 1867 as ''Delena immanis'', the specimen collected in Brisbane.
British amateur arachnologist Henry Roughton Hogg
Henry Roughton Hogg (9 February 1846 – 30 November 1923) was a British amateur arachnologist.
Biography
Born in Stockwell, Surrey, he attended Uppingham School from 1859-1862, and later studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he obtained ...
placed it in the genus '' Isopeda''.
References
Sparassidae Spiders of Australia Spiders described in 1867 {{sparassidae-stub