Castianeira crocata (Hentz, 1847)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 75

Castianeira crocata (Hentz, 1847)

Castianeira crocata Breene et al. 1993c: 13, 47, 83, mf (figs 92A-B); Jackman 1997: 112, 162; Reiskind 1969: 200, mf, desc. (figs 44-45, 56); Roberts 2001: 50 [male probably floridana (Banks, 1904)]; [ Reiskind 1969: 201, m, desc. (figs 42-43, 59); page 200 - male of Castianeira floridana probably very close to crocata ]; [ Reiskind 1981: 173, m (fig. 3)]

Distribution.

Southeast and south Texas; Brazos, Burleson, Cameron, Clay, Colorado, Coryell, Kenedy, Lubbock, Montague, Potter, Williamson

Locality.

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Kenedy Ranch, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Stiles Farm Foundation, Wildcat Bluff Nature Center

Time of activity.

Male (July 28-August 8); female (April - August)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton); (soil/woodland: post oak savanna with pasture)

Method.

pitfall trap [mf]

Type.

Alabama

Etymology.

Latin, saffron-yellow

Collection.

MSU, TAMU, TTU