Electric connector with terminal held by housing

An electric connector comprising:

• a terminal;
• and
• a housing holding the terminal,
• wherein the terminal has a mounting portion and a pair of arm portions,
• the pair of arm portions is coupled to the mounting portion, extends in a lateral direction of the electric connector from the mounting portion, and is configured such that a terminal of a partner connector is inserted into between one and other arm portions of the pair of arm portions,
• each of the one arm portion and the other arm portion of the pair of arm portions has a holding target portion and a contact piece, the holding target portion is held on the housing, and the contact piece is coupled to the holding target portion and is configured to contact the terminal of the partner connector,
• the mounting portion and the pair of arm portions are formed of a plate-shaped member, and a plate thickness direction of the pair of arm portions is substantially perpendicular to a plate thickness direction of the mounting portion, and
• the housing has a portion extending in the lateral direction and located between the holding target portion of the one arm portion and the holding target portion of the other arm portion.