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
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Isopeda
Species:	I. villosa
Binomial name
Isopeda villosa L. Koch, 1875

Gallery

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  Juvenile I. villosa
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  Eyes of female I. villosa, from front
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  Eyes of juvenile I. villosa, from top
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  Epigyne of I. villosa
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  Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (1 of 4)
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  Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (2 of 4)
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  Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (3 of 4)
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  Isopeda villosa discarding its old exoskeleton (4 of 4)

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.