It was described in 1927 by Australian arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman.

[1][2] The species occurs in eastern Tasmania, where it is known from forested parts of the Ben Lomond, Flinders and Tasmanian South East IBRA bioregions.

[2][3] The spiders construct silk-lined burrows in the ground beneath decaying logs and large rocks.

[3] Little is known about the toxicity of its venom, though its bite is reportedly painful.

[4] Data related to Hadronyche venenata at Wikispecies