Isopeda villosa

Isopeda villosa is a species of huntsman spider native to New South Wales, Australia, and possibly established in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] It was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.[1]

Isopeda villosa
Isopeda villosa (adult female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Family:
Sparassidae
Genus:
Isopeda
Species:
I. villosa
Binomial name
Isopeda villosa
L. Koch, 1875
  • Juvenile I. villosa
  • Eyes of female I. villosa, from front
  • Eyes of juvenile I. villosa, from top
  • Epigyne of I. villosa
  • Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (1 of 4)
  • Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (2 of 4)
  • Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (3 of 4)
  • Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (4 of 4)
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References
  1. Platnick, Norman I. (22 May 2012). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 13.0. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. OCLC 45039527. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. Hirst, David B.; Waldock, Julianne M.; Bennett, Shaun J.; Hall, Grace (September 2006). Framenau, Volker (ed.). "The Huntsman Spiders (Sparassidae) of New Zealand" (PDF). Australasian Arachnology. Australia: Australasian Arachnological Society (75): 11–13. ISSN 0811-3696. OCLC 24764624. Retrieved 9 July 2012.


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