Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea
Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Araneinae
Genus: Backobourkia
Species (3): B. brounii – B. collina – B. heroine
[source: Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink (2010: 91)]
Name
Backobourkia Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink, 2010
Gender
feminine
Type species
Epeira heroine Koch, 1871, by original designation
References
cited sources
Framenau, V.W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T.A.; Vink, C.J. 2010: Systematics of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Arthropod systematics & phylogeny, 68: 79–111. PDF
Backobourkia is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Volker
Backobourkia heroine
Framenau, Nadine Dupérré, Todd Blackledge & Cor Vink in 2010.[2] 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.[2] The genus name is a play on the well-known Australian idiom, "Back of Bourke", meaning very remote and beyond the limits of civilization.
Species
As of April 2019 it contains only three species: B. brouni, B. collina, and B. heroine.[1] 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.[2]
References
"Gen. Backobourkia Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink, 2010". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
Framenau, V. W.; Dupérré, N.; Blackledge, T. A.; Vink, C. (2010). "Systematics of the New Australasian Orb-weaving Spider Genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae)". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 68: 79–111. ISSN 1863-7221. Wikidata Q116149334.
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