An insulation displacement terminal comprises a base (20) having a pair of integrally connected side plates (22 and 24) and an integrally connected flex arm (30) disposed between the side plates. The side plates have guide slots (26 and 28) formed in part by inwardly staggered legs (38 and 40). The flex arm has laterally spaced blades (34 and 36) which bias an insulated conductor (52) received in the guide slots against the edges of the inwardly staggered legs of the side plates to establish four-point electrical contact with the core (56) of the insulated conductor under the constant pressure of the flex arm.