Sitticus dorsatus (Banks, 1895)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 353

Sitticus dorsatus (Banks, 1895)

Sitticus dorsatus Agnew et al. 1985: 5; Breene et al. 1993c: 24, 48, 67, mf (figs 47A-B); Broussard and Horner 2006: 255; Dean and Sterling 1987: 7; Jackman 1997: 168; Richman 1979: 125 [S]; Richman et al. 2011a: 50 [S]; Richman et al. 2011b: 70; Richman et al. 2012a: 69; Richman et al. 2012b: 69; Young and Edwards 1990: 22

Sitticus absolutus Gertsch and Mulaik, 1936; Bonnet 1958: 4068; Cokendolpher 1978 c: 118; Gertsch and Mulaik 1936a: 19, mf, desc. (figs 19-20); Prószyn’ski 1973: 79, mf, desc. (figs 17-19, 22-25, 33-35, 39, 43-44); Richman and Cutler 1978: 99; Roewer 1955: 1250

Sittacus absolutus Gertsch and Mulaik, 1936; Vogel 1970b: 20

Sitticus callidus Gertsch and Mulaik, 1936; Bonnet 1958: 4069; Gertsch and Mulaik 1936a: 20, mf, desc. (figs 17-18); Roewer 1955: 1251

Sittacus callidus Gertsch and Mulaik, 1936; Vogel 1970b: 20

Distribution.

Archer, Bosque, Brewster, Brown, Cameron, Coryell, Erath, Frio, Hidalgo, Kleberg, Presidio, Wichita

Locality.

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Chihuahuan desert, Dalquest Research Site, Lacuna Park

Time of activity.

Male (April - August, August 28-September 4, October - November); female (May - November)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton, peanuts); (grass: grass); (soil/woodland: juniper, leaf litter, post oak savanna with pasture, sandy area, under oak); (structures: porch)

Method.

pitfall trap [mf] (in sand [f], under juniper [mf], under oak [m]); suction trap [m]

Type.

California

Etymology.

Latin, dorsal markings

Collection.

MSU, TAMU