Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001)

Ledford, Joel, Paquin, Pierre, Cokendolpher, James, Campbell, Josh & Griswold, Charles, 2012, Systematics, conservation and morphology of the spider genus Tayshaneta (Araneae, Leptonetidae) in Central Texas Caves, ZooKeys 167, pp. 1-102 : 33-34

Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001) Figs 25 A–F31A32A46A–F 54A57

Neoleptoneta paraconcinna Cokendolpher and Reddell 2001: 46; Platnick 2010.

Tayshaneta paraconcinna ( Cokendolpher and Reddell 2001): Ledford et al. 2011.

Type data.

Male holotype from Peep in the Deep Cave, Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas, 8-May-1998, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, (AMNH).

Other material examined.

USA: Texas: Bell County: Camp 6 Cave Number 1, Fort Hood, 5-April-1999, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♂, (TMM); Figure 8 Cave, Fort Hood, 20-April-1998, Graves, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♀, (TMM);Hidden Pit Cave, Fort Hood, 18-August-2003, Perkins, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♀, 3 juvs, (TMM);Hidden Pit Cave, Fort Hood, 21-March-2004, J. Fant, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♀, 3 juvs, (TMM);Peep in the Deep Cave, Fort Hood, 8-May-1998, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♀, (TMM);Peep in the Deep Cave, Fort Hood, 21-April-1998, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 2 ♀, (TMM);Peep in the Deep Cave, Fort Hood, 3-November-1998, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 ♀, (TMM);Peep in the Deep Cave, Fort Hood, 8-June-2010, J. Fant, 31.20N, 97.51W, 3 ♀, 1 juv., (TMM); Talking Crows Cave, Fort Hood, 20-May-1998, Graves, J. Reddell, M. Reyes, 31.20N, 97.51W, 1 juv., (TMM); Blanco County: Flat Creek Ranch, 12miles E. Johnson City, 28-May-1995, A. Grubbs, 30.27N, 98.21W, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, (TTU); Pedernales State Park, 17-December-2003, P. Paquin, W. Wytrykush, 30.30N, 98.26W, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, (CASC); Burnet County: Doublehorn Creek and Highway 71, 4.9 miles SE Marble Falls, 20-January-1995, A. Grubbs, 30.49N, 98.23W, 3 ♂, 5 ♀, 4 juvs, (TMM); Moon Rocks Ranch, 5 miles W. Spicewood, A. Grubbs, Waid, 30.47N, 98.24W, 1 ♂, (TMM); County Road 404, 5 miles W. Spicewood, site #1, 29-November-1994, A. Grubbs, 30.47N, 98.24W, 1 ♂, 3 ♀, (TTU); Travis County: Hwy. 71 and Pedernales River, 23mi. W. Austin, 3-October-1994, Grubbs, 30.38N, 98.08W, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, (TMM); Hwy. 71 and Pedernales River, 23mi. W. Austin, 17-November-2009, P. Paquin, J. Ledford, 30.38N, 98.08W, 18 ♂, 14 ♀, 4 juvs, (CASC); Williamson County: Fissure F-8, The Sanctuary, 3.3mi. W. Georgetown, A. Grubbs, 1 ♂, (TMM); Lizard’s Lounge Cave, F-11, 3.3mi. W. Georgetown, 14-Aug-2003, Fant, A. Grubbs, 30.62N, 97.73W, 2 ♂, 2 ♀, (TMM); On Campus Cave, 1-Sep-2008, P. Paquin, 30.61N, 97.69W, 1 ♀, (CASC); Salt Lick Cave, the Sanctuary, 3.3mi. W. Georgetown, A. Grubbs, 30.62N, 97.73W, 4 ♂, 3 ♀, 1 juv. (TMM); Scoot Over Cave, 1-April-1994, Warton, 30.48N, 97.72W, 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv., (TMM); Serta Cave, 1-April-1994, Warton, 30.48N, 97.72W, 1 ♀, 1 juv., (TMM);Short Stack Cave, 1-April-1994, Warton, 30.53N, 97.70W, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, (TTU);Short Stack Cave, 19-May-1995, J. Reddell, 30.53N, 97.70W, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 juv., (TMM);Three Miles Cave (=Three Mile Bat Cave), 17-Aug-2008, P. Paquin, J. Ledford, M. Archambault, 30.63N, 97.73W, 6 ♀, 2 juvs, (CASC);Twin Springs Cave (=Whitney West Cave), 10.xii.2009, P. Paquin, 30.69N, 97.78W, 1 ♂, 1 juv., (CASC).

Diagnosis.

Tayshaneta paraconcinna may be separated from all other Tayshaneta species, except Tayshaneta myopica , by having an elongate ventral sclerite (VS, Fig. 46E) and a broad spoon shaped embolus (E, Fig. 46D). Separated from Tayshaneta myopica by having the embolus projecting anteriorly (E, Fig. 46D) and having a sharply recurved, sickle-shaped, retrolateral tibial spine (RTS, Fig. 46A).

Description.

Complete description in Cokendolpher (2001: 46). Habitus of male and female in Figs 25 A–F, scanning electron micrographs of male palp in Figs 46 A–F and female genitalia in Fig. 54A.

Distribution.

Caves of Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas and surface localities in Blanco, Burnett, Travis and Williamson Counties, Texas (Fig. 57).