Siskiyu

Siskiyu
immature male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cybaeidae
Genus: Siskiyu
Hedin, Ramírez & Monjaraz-Ruedas, 2025[2]
Species:
S. armilla
Binomial name
Siskiyu armilla

Siskiyu is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae containing the single species, Siskiyu armilla.[1]

Distribution

Siskiyu armilla has been recorded from northern California and southern Oregon.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains that encompass much of the known distribution of this genus.[2] The specific name is from Latin "armilla" (ring, bracelet), referring to the conspicuous ring-like patellar fracture lines.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Siskiyu Hedin, Ramírez & Monjaraz-Ruedas, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  2. ^ a b Hedin, M.; Ramírez, M. J.; Monjaraz-Ruedas, R. (2025). "Phylogenomics of North American cybaeid spiders (Araneae, Cybaeidae), including the description of new taxa from the Klamath Mountains Geomorphic Province". ZooKeys (1226): 47–75. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1226...47H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1226.140204. PMC 11826229. PMID 39959859. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.