Michael John Roberts

Michael John Roberts (1945–2020).

British arachnologist, natural history author and illustrator.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 27 taxon names authored by Michael John Roberts

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1978

• Roberts, M.J. 1978. Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles (Mission P.L.G. Benoit - J.J. Van Mol 1972). Theridiidae, Mysmenidae and gen. Theridiosoma (Araneidae) (Araneae). Revue Zoologique Africaine 92: 902-939. full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1983

• Roberts, M.J. 1983. Spiders of the families Theridiidae, Tetragnathidae and Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Aldabra atoll. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 217-291. Reference page. 
• Roberts, M.J., 1985. The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 1: Atypidae - Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester. [1]
• Roberts, M.J. (1987). The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae. Harley Books, Colchester. [2]
• Roberts, M.J. (1985). The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3: Colour plates. Harley Books, Colchester. [3]
• Roberts, M.J. (1993). The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 1-3 & Supplement. Harley Books, Colchester. ISBN 0-946589-46-1
• Roberts, M.J. (1995). Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe (Collins Field Guide). HarperCollins, London. ISBN 0-00-219981-5

External links

• Michael Roberts on the Natural History Museum website.