Arbanitis phippsi explained

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

It was first described by Graham Wishart in 2011 as Misgolas phippsi,^[3] In 2015, genera boundaries in the Mygalomorphae were redefined by Michael Rix and others, defining the new genus Arbanitis, and giving the new species name, Arbanitis phippsi.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bern. Natural History Museum. NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Arbabitis phippsi. 2021-10-12. wsc.nmbe.ch. en.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory:Arbanitis phippsi (Wishart, 2011) . 2021-10-13. biodiversity.org.au. en.
3. 33-51 [40-42, figs 6A-G, 14A]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59912504.