Willis J. Gertsch

Willis John Gertsch (* 1906, † 1998) was an American Arachnologe. He described many spiders ( more than 760 species), and scorpions, including such well-known species such as the brown recluse spider ( Loxosceles reclusa ). In particular, he has a lot of Loxosceles species ( Sicariidae ) described and devoted himself to the wolf spiders ( Lycosidae ). His research on a variety of spider families tributed to the present classification of spiders. In the very long list of his publications is probably his most important work American Spiders (1949 and 1979).

Working

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• Zoologist
• Arachnologe
• Americans
• Born in 1906
• Died in 1998
• Man