Gaius (spider)

Gaius
Gaius villosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Gaius
Rainbow, 1914[1]
Distribution of Gaius species[2]

Gaius is a genus of large mygalomorph spiders in the family Idiopidae.[1][2] Erected in 1914 by William Joseph Rainbow,[1][3] for much of its history the genus contained only one species, Gaius villosus. More species were added in 2018. All are endemic to Western Australia.

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