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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. As of 2017, it contains 7 species, all from Western Australia.

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Aug 1, 2026
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Length
187 w
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Source
Bertmainius
B. tumidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Bertmainius
Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 20151
Species

7 species, see text

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. As of 2017, it contains 7 species, all from Western Australia.12

Species

Bertmainius comprises the following species:1

References

References

  1. "Gen. Bertmainius Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  2. Harvey, M.S., Main, B.Y., Rix, M.G. and Cooper, S.J.B. (2015). Refugia within refugia: in situ speciation and conservation of threatened Bertmainius (Araneae: Migidae), a new genus of relictual trapdoor spiders endemic to the mesic zone of south-western Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 29: 511–553.