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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 Migas (, ) ("crumbs" in English language, English) is a dish traditionally made from stale bread and other ingredients in Spanish cuisine, Spanish and Portuguese cuisines. Originally in ...
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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'' S ...
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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 Af ...
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Paramigas
''Paramigas'' is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock, (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's ... 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'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders o ...
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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 Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, .... , it contains 4 species, occurring in Chile and Argentina. Species References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Migidae-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'' (Zapfe, 1961) (type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...) – Chile References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Endemic fauna of Chile {{Migidae-stub ...
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Thyropoeus
''Thyropoeus'' is a genus of spiders in the family 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 .... It was first described in 1895 by Pocock. , it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagascar {{Migidae-stub ...
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Poecilomigas
''Poecilomigas'' is a genus of spiders in the family 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 .... It was first described in 1903 by Simon. , it contains 3 African species. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Africa {{Migidae-stub ...
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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 Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Madagascar {{Migidae-stub ...
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Mallecomigas
''Mallecomigas'' is a genus of spiders in the family 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 .... It was first described in 1987 by Goloboff & Platnick. , it contains only one Chilean species, ''Mallecomigas schlingeri''. References Migidae Mygalomorphae genera Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of South America Endemic fauna of Chile {{Migidae-stub ...
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Bertmainius
''Bertmainius'' is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 2015 by Mark Harvey (arachnologist), Mark Harvey, Barbara York Main, Michael Gordon Rix, 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'' Harvey, Main, Rix & Cooper, 2015 References

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