Siskiyu
Species of spider
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Siskiyu is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae containing the single species, Siskiyu armilla.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cybaeidae |
| Genus: | Siskiyu Hedin, Ramírez & Monjaraz-Ruedas, 2025[1] |
| Species: | S. armilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Siskiyu armilla | |
Distribution
Siskiyu armilla has been recorded from northern California and southern Oregon.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains that encompass much of the known distribution of this genus.[1] The specific name is from Latin "armilla" (ring, bracelet), referring to the conspicuous ring-like patellar fracture lines.
