Arbanitis wayorum explained

Arbanitis wayorum is a species of armoured trap-door spider in the family Idiopidae, and is endemic to New South Wales.

It was first described by Wishart in 2006 as Misgolas wayorum,[1] but was transferred to the genus, Arbanitis, by Michael Rix and others in 2017.[1] The species epithet honours the Way family from Yowie Bay.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Natural History Museum Bern. NMBE - World Spider Catalog: Arbanitis wayorum (Wishart, 2006). 2022-01-03. wsc.nmbe.ch. en.