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Birgerius

Birgerius is a monotypic genus of European dwarf spiders containing the single species, Birgerius microps. It was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1973, and has only been found in France and Spain.

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Birgerius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Birgerius
Saaristo, 19731
Species:
B. microps
Binomial name
Birgerius microps
(Simon, 1911)

Birgerius is a monotypic genus of European dwarf spiders containing the single species, Birgerius microps. It was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1973,2 and has only been found in France and Spain.1

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References

  1. "Gen. Birgerius Saaristo, 1973". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. Saaristo, M. I. (1973). "Birgerius gen. n. (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 10: 449–450.