Sassacus cyaneus (Hentz, 1846)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 351

Sassacus cyaneus (Hentz, 1846)

Sassacus cyaneus Bradley 2013: 203; Richman 2008: 33 [T], mf, desc. (figs 17-22); Richman et al. 2011b: 67; Richman et al. 2012a: 67; Richman et al. 2012b: 67

Agassa cyanea (Hentz, 1846); Agnew et al. 1985: 8; Breene et al. 1993c: 22, 48, 67, mf (figs 46A-C); Brown 1974: 236; Dean and Sterling 1987: 7; Jackman 1997: 167; Jones 1936: 69; Richman et al. 2011b: 67; Vogel 1970b: 17

Distribution.

Blanco, Brazos, Collin, Colorado, Dallas, Fort Bend, Frio, Hale, Mitchell, Nacogdoches, San Patricio, Tom Green

Locality.

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Lick Creek Park

Time of activity.

Male (May, July - August); female (May - July)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton); (nest/prey: mud dauber nest [f]); (plants: Mexican hat, vegetation); (soil/woodland: juniper)

Method.

D-Vac suction [m]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

North Carolina and Alabama

Etymology.

Latin, color

Collection.

TAMU