Arbanitis villosus
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| Arbanitis villosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Arbanitis |
| Species: | A. villosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arbanitis villosus (Rainbow, 1914) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Megalosara villosa Rainbow, 1914 | |
Arbanitis villosus is a species of armoured trap-door spider in the family Idiopidae, and is endemic to New South Wales.[1]
It was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1914 as Megalosara villosa.[1][2] In 2006, Graham Wishart transferred it to the genus, Misgolas.[1][3] In 2017, Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, Arbanitis.[1][4]