Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 199

Mermessus bryantae (Ivie & Barrows, 1935)

Mermessus bryantae Miller 2007: 255 [T]

Eperigone bryantae Ivie and Barrows, 1935; Buckle et al. 2001: 113; Dean and Sterling 1990: 402, 404; Jackman 1997: 164; Millidge 1987: 17 [S], mf, desc. (figs 29-35)

Eperigone credula Gertsch and Davis, 1936; Bonnet 1956: 1707; Gertsch and Davis 1936: 2, m, desc. (figs 3-4); Roewer 1942: 717; Roth 1988: 7; Vogel 1970b: 11

Distribution.

Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Dallas, Duval, Harris, Houston, Llano, Panola, Walker, Webb, Wichita

Locality.

5-Eagle Ranch, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Ellis Prison Unit, NK Ranch, Texas A&M University Rangeland Area

Time of activity.

Male (February, April - June, September - December); female (March - July, November)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton); (plants: Indian paintbrush)

Method.

pitfall trap [mf]; suction trap [mf]; sweeping [f]

Type.

Florida, Marco Island

Etymology.

Person (arachnologist)

Collection.

MSU, TAMU