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Bertmainius colonus

Bertmainius colonus is a spider in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main, Michael Rix and Steven Cooper, and is endemic to south-western Australia.

Last revised
Aug 1, 2026
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Length
138 w
Citations
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Source
Bertmainius colonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Migidae
Genus: Bertmainius
Species:
B. colonus
Binomial name
Bertmainius colonus
Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 20152

Bertmainius colonus is a spider in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main, Michael Rix and Steven Cooper, and is endemic to south-western Australia.23

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References

  1. "IUCN3.1 Bertmainius colonus". Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. "Taxon details Bertmainius colonus Harvey, Main & Rix, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  3. Harvey, M.S., Main, B.Y., Rix, M.G. & 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.