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Genus Bucranium

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Works Cited
Dog-Eared Spider - dorsal - Bucranium - male Dog-Eared Spider - posterior - Bucranium - male Dog-Eared Spider - lateral - Bucranium - male Bucranium sp. - Bucranium - female Bucranium sp. - Bucranium - female Bucranium sp. - Bucranium - female Bucranium sp. - Bucranium - female Bucranium sp. - Bucranium - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)
Genus Bucranium
Explanation of Names
Bucranium - Greek for 'ox skull' (1)
Numbers
4 described spp., 1 undetermined sp. n. of Mex.
Size
3 mm (BG Data)
Range
southmost TX (Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 29 March, 2015 - 3:39pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 30 March, 2015 - 1:07pm

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