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Migidae
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They have a Gondwanan distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *''Bertmainius'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia *''Calathotarsus'' Simon, 1903 — Chile, Argentina *''Goloboffia'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 — Chile *'' Heteromigas'' Hogg, 1902 — Australia *'' Mallecomigas'' Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 — Chile *''Micromesomma'' Pocock, 1895 — Madagascar *''Migas'' L. Koch, 1873 — New Zealand, Australia *''Moggridgea'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 — Africa, Australia, Yemen *''Paramigas'' Pocock, 1895 — Madagascar *''Poecilomigas'' Simon, 1903 — ...
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Migidae
Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They have a Gondwanan distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *''Bertmainius'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia *''Calathotarsus'' Simon, 1903 — Chile, Argentina *''Goloboffia'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 — Chile *'' Heteromigas'' Hogg, 1902 — Australia *'' Mallecomigas'' Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 — Chile *''Micromesomma'' Pocock, 1895 — Madagascar *''Migas'' L. Koch, 1873 — New Zealand, Australia *''Moggridgea'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 — Africa, Australia, Yemen *''Paramigas'' Pocock, 1895 — Madagascar *''Poecilomigas'' Simon, 1903 — ...
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List Of Migidae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Migidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : B ''Bertmainius'' '' Bertmainius'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 * '' B. colonus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. monachus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. mysticus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. opimus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. pandus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. tingle'' (Main, 1991) (type) — Australia (Western Australia) * '' B. tumidus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 — Australia (Western Australia) C ''Calathotarsus'' '' Calathotarsus'' Simon, 1903 * '' C. coronatus'' Simon, 1903 (type) — Chile * '' C. fangioi'' Ferretti, Soresi, González & Arnedo, 2019 — Argentina * '' C. pihuychen'' Goloboff, 1991 — Chile * '' C. simoni' ...
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Bertmainius
''Bertmainius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main, Michael Rix and Steven Cooper. , it contains 7 species, all from Western Australia. Species ''Bertmainius'' comprises the following species: *''Bertmainius colonus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 *''Bertmainius monachus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 *''Bertmainius mysticus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 *''Bertmainius opimus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 *''Bertmainius pandus'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 *''Bertmainius tingle'' (Main, 1991) *''Bertmainius tumidus ''Bertmainius tumidus'' is a spider in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woma ...'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Australia {{Mygalo ...
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Paramigas
''Paramigas'' is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. Species , it contains eleven species: *''Paramigas alluaudi'' (Simon, 1903) *''Paramigas andasibe'' Raven, 2001 *''Paramigas goodmani'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas macrops'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas manakambus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas milloti'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas oracle'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas pauliani'' (Dresco & Canard, 1975) *''Paramigas pectinatus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *'' Paramigas perroti'' (Simon, 1891) *''Paramigas rothorum ''Paramigas'' is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. Species , it contains eleven species: *''Paramigas alluaudi'' (Simon, 1903) *''Paramigas andasibe'' Raven, 2001 ...'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagas ...
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Moggridgea
''Moggridgea'' is a genus of spiders in the tree dwelling family, Migidae. The genus was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1875, who named the genus after naturalist John Traherne Moggridge. The majority of the 32 species of the genus are found in southern Africa and Socotra, with an outlying species in Australia's Kangaroo Island. List of ''Moggridgea'' species * '' Moggridgea albimaculata'' Hewitt, 1925 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea ampullata'' Griswold, 1987 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea anactenidia'' Griswold, 1987 (Cameroon) * '' Moggridgea breyeri'' Hewitt, 1915 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea clypeostriata'' Benoit, 1962 (Congo) * ''Moggridgea crudeni'' Hewitt, 1913 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea dyeri'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1875 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea eremicola'' Griswold, 1987 (Namibia) * ''Moggridgea intermedia'' Hewitt, 1913 (South Africa) * '' Moggridgea leipoldti'' Purcell, 1903 (South Africa) * ''Moggridgea loistata'' Griswold, 1987 (South A ...
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Paramigas Perroti
''Paramigas'' is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. Species , it contains eleven species: *''Paramigas alluaudi'' (Simon, 1903) *''Paramigas andasibe'' Raven, 2001 *''Paramigas goodmani'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas macrops'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas manakambus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas milloti'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas oracle'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *''Paramigas pauliani'' (Dresco & Canard, 1975) *''Paramigas pectinatus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 *'' Paramigas perroti'' (Simon, 1891) *''Paramigas rothorum ''Paramigas'' is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. Species , it contains eleven species: *''Paramigas alluaudi'' (Simon, 1903) *''Paramigas andasibe'' Raven, 2001 ...'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagas ...
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Calathotarsus
''Calathotarsus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1903 by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, .... , it contains 4 species, occurring in Chile and Argentina. Species References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Mygalomorphae-stub ...
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Goloboffia
''Goloboffia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2001 by Griswold and Ledford to accommodate the single species ''Goloboffia vellardi'', found in Chile. In 2019, more species were described. , five species were accepted: *''Goloboffia biberi'' Ferretti, Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2019 – Chile *''Goloboffia griswoldi'' Ferretti, Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2019 – Chile *''Goloboffia megadeth'' Ferretti, Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2019 – Chile *''Goloboffia pachelbeli'' Ferretti, Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2019 – Chile *''Goloboffia vellardi ''Goloboffia vellardi'' is a species of spider in the family Migidae, found in Chile. Initially described by Zapfe in 1961 in the genus '' Migas'', Griswold and Ledford moved it to their new genus ''Goloboffia ''Goloboffia'' is a genus of sp ...'' (Zapfe, 1961) ( type species) – Chile References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Endemic fauna of Chile {{Mygalomorphae-stub ...
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Thyropoeus
''Thyropoeus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1895 by Pocock. , it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagascar {{Mygalomorphae-stub ...
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Poecilomigas
''Poecilomigas'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1903 by Simon. , it contains 3 African species. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Africa {{Mygalomorphae-stub ...
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Migas (spider)
''Migas'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. Most species are found only in New Zealand. Taxonomy The genus ''Migas'' was erected by Ludwig Koch in 1873, for the species ''Migas paradoxus''. Of the 34 species accepted , 26 were described by C. L. Wilton in 1968, all from New Zealand. Many of the species are very similar in external appearance, being distinguished by the internal structure of the female genitalia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following extant species: *''Migas affinis'' Berland, 1924 – New Caledonia *''Migas australis'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas borealis'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas cambridgei'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas cantuarius'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas centralis'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas cumberi'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *'' Migas distinctus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 – New Zealand *''Migas gatenbyi'' Wilton, 1968 – New Zealand *''Migas giveni'' Wil ...
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Micromesomma
''Micromesomma'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1895 by Pocock. , it contains only one species, ''Micromesomma cowani'', found in Madagascar. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagascar {{Mygalomorphae-stub ...
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