Biology:Arbanitis weigelorum
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Short description: Species of spider
Arbanitis weigelorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Idiopidae |
Genus: | Arbanitis |
Species: | A. weigelorum
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Binomial name | |
Arbanitis weigelorum (Wishart & Rowell 2008)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Arbanitis weigelorum 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 Wishart and Rowell in 2008 as Misgolas weigelorum,[1][2] but was transferred to the genus, Arbanitis, by Michael Rix and others in 2017.[1][3] The species epithet honours John & Robyn Weigel, proprietors of the Australian Reptile Park, a source of many spiders for the Australian Museum.[2]
The species has been found in/near Gosford, N.S.W, and none of its burrows had been found at the time it was first described.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q110307463 entry