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Backobourkia
''Backobourkia'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau, Volker Framenau, Nadine Dupérré, Todd Blackledge & Cor Vink in 2010. It is a common Australian spider, closely related to ''Eriophora'' and placed in the "coxal hook clade" of the Araneinae subfamily of Araneidae. Females are generally the same size among all species, but males are much smaller, suggesting male dwarfism throughout the genus. The genus name is a play on the well-known Australian idiom, "Back of Bourke, New South Wales, Bourke", meaning very remote and beyond the limits of civilization. Species it contains only three species: Backobourkia brouni, B. brouni, Backobourkia collina, B. collina, and Backobourkia heroine, B. heroine. ''B. heroine'' is more common in western Australia, while ''B. brouni'' is more common in eastern Australia. ''B. heroine'' is found on New Caledonia and possibly also in New Zealand. References Araneidae ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backobourkia Collina
''Backobourkia'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau, Volker Framenau, Nadine Dupérré, Todd Blackledge & Cor Vink in 2010. It is a common Australian spider, closely related to ''Eriophora'' and placed in the "coxal hook clade" of the Araneinae subfamily of Araneidae. Females are generally the same size among all species, but males are much smaller, suggesting male dwarfism throughout the genus. The genus name is a play on the well-known Australian idiom, "Back of Bourke, New South Wales, Bourke", meaning very remote and beyond the limits of civilization. Species it contains only three species: Backobourkia brouni, B. brouni, Backobourkia collina, B. collina, and Backobourkia heroine, B. heroine. ''B. heroine'' is more common in western Australia, while ''B. brouni'' is more common in eastern Australia. ''B. heroine'' is found on New Caledonia and possibly also in New Zealand. References Araneidae ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |