Arbanitis michaeli
Species of spider
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Arbanitis michaeli is a species of armoured trap-door spider in the family Idiopidae, and is endemic to New South Wales.[1]
| Arbanitis michaeli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Arbanitis |
| Species: | A. michaeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbanitis michaeli (Wishart, 2006) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Misgolas michaeli Wishart, 2006 | |
It was first described by Graham Wishart in 2006 as Misgolas michaeli,[1][2] but was transferred to the genus, Arbanitis, by Michael Rix and others in 2017.[1][3]
The species epithet, michaeli, honours the Australian arachnologist, Michael Gray.[2]