1,183 observations
Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver
Allocyclosa bifurca
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Araneidae ›Genus: Allocyclosa
About
Allocyclosa is a genus of orb weaver spiders that contains only one species, Allocyclosa bifurca. It was first described in 1887 by McCook under the name Cyrtophora bifurca, and was transferred to its own genus in 1999. It is the only Cyclosa species north of Mexico to have a forked tail, hence the name bifurca, Latin for "two-forked". The forked abdomen, bearing two humps shaped like the letter M, is a defining feature in both males...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver is Allocyclosa bifurca.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the order Araneae.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the family Araneidae.
- Bifurcate Trashline Orbweaver belongs to the genus Allocyclosa.