Taxa named by Philipp Bertkau

spider family

spider family

Zoropsidae, also known as false wolf spiders for their physical similarity to wolf spiders, is a family of cribellate araneomorph spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1882. They can be distinguished from wolf spiders by their two rows of eyes that are more equal in size than those of Lycosidae.

Anyphaenidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called anyphaenid sac spiders or ghost spiders. They are distinguished from the sac spiders of the family Clubionidae and other spiders by having the abdominal spiracle placed one third to one half of the way anterior to the spinnerets toward the epigastric furrow on the underside of the abdomen. In most spiders the spiracle is just anterior to the spinnerets.

Oedothorax is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by A. Förster & Philipp Bertkau in 1883.

Chalcoscirtus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1880. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning "copper", and ', meaning "leap".

Isoctenus is a genus of South American wandering spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1880.

Comaroma is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1889.