Bifurcia

Bifurcia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Bifurcia ; Saaristo, Tu & Li, 2006
Type species
	B. ramosa ; (Li & Zhu, 1987)
Species
	9, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Bifurcia is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo, L. H. Tu & S. Q. Li in 2006.^[2]

Species

As of July 2021^[update] it contains nine species, all from China and far eastern Russia:^[1]

Bifurcia cucurbita Zhai & Zhu, 2007 – China
Bifurcia curvata (Sha & Zhu, 1987) – China
Bifurcia dersuuzalai Fomichev & Omelko, 2021 – Russia (Far East)
Bifurcia maritima (Tanasevitch, 2010) – Russia (Far East)
Bifurcia oligerae Marusik, Omelko & Koponen, 2016 – Russia (Far East)
Bifurcia pseudosongi Quan & Chen, 2012 – China
Bifurcia ramosa (Li & Zhu, 1987) (type) – China
Bifurcia songi Zhai & Zhu, 2007 – China
Bifurcia tanasevitchi Marusik, Omelko & Koponen, 2016 – Russia (Far East)

References

1 2 "Gen. Bifurcia Saaristo, Tu & Li, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2021-07-09.
↑ Saaristo, M. I.; Tu, L. H.; Li, S. Q. (2006). "A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part I: species of ex-Arcuphantes and ex-Centromerus". Animal Biology. 56 (3): 383–401. doi:10.1163/157075606778441886.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Bifurcia Saaristo, Tu & Li, 2006". World Spider Catalog Version 22.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[Saar2006-2] Saaristo, M. I.; Tu, L. H.; Li, S. Q. (2006). "A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part I: species of ex-Arcuphantes and ex-Centromerus". Animal Biology. 56 (3): 383–401. doi:10.1163/157075606778441886.

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