Arbanitis mudfordae explained

Arbanitis mudfordae is a spiny^[1] trapdoor spider in the Idiopidae family, which is found in New South Wales.^[2]

It was first described by Graham Wishart and David Rowell in 2008 as Misgolas mudfordae,^[3] In 2015, genera boundaries in the Mygalomorphae were redefined by Rix and others, defining the new genus Arbanitis, and giving the new species name, Arbanitis mudfordae.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bern. Natural History Museum. NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Arbanitis mudfordae. 2021-10-12. wsc.nmbe.ch. en.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory:Arbanitis mudfordae (Wishart, 2011) . 2021-10-13. biodiversity.org.au. en.
3. 45-86 [48].