Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of

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s 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

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n distribution, found almost exclusively on the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in

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Genera

, the

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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 — South Africa, Tanzania *'' Thyropoeus'' Pocock, 1895 — Madagascar

References

* Zapfe, H. (1961). La Familia Migidae en Chile. Invest. Zool. Chil. 7: 151-157

External links

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10639 Mygalomorphae families