Birgerius

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Birgerius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Birgerius
Saaristo, 1973 [1]
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. 1 2 "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.