Allocapnia polemistis Ross and Ricker

Allocapnia polemistis Ross and Ricker. 1971 . Holotype male, Alabama, Walker County, 10 miles NE of Jasper Allocapnia polemistis Stark et al. 2000 . SEM of male

Distribution. AL, MS (Stark & Baumann 2006). Mississippi populations have been reported in Tishomingo County (Stark et al. 2000).

Mississippi collection data. (Fig. 24). Tishomingo Co., Tishomingo State Park, 5 February 1992, M. Caterino, 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( University of Mississippi); Rock Quarry Creek, Tishomingo State Park, 34 ° 36’ 73.4” N, 88 ° 12’ 25.1” W, 4 January 2000, B. Stark and M. Alford, 3 ♂; Samelocation, 28 December 2005, T. Nations and B. Stark, 11 ♂, 6 ♀; Same location, 23 December 2006, B. Stark, 7 ♂; Samelocation, 8 January 2007, B. Stark, 2 ♂; Rock Creek, CR 1, 34 ° 29’ 93.2” N, 88 ° 18’ 87.7” W, 8 January 2007, B. Stark, 1 ♂. Male epiproct. Epiproct angled near midlength, paddle shaped in dorsal aspect, flattened in lateral aspect andbearing a rounded apex (Fig. 26). Dorsum of upper limb covered with short, spines in a rather dense patch over apical half (Figs. 25, 27), and divided mesally by a shallow groove. Dorsal limb thin in lateral aspect, throughoutlength of apical half (Fig. 26).

Male tergal process. Tergum 8 process rests on a large oval ridge and bears a thin, compressed dorsal crest. Anterior face of process bent abruptly near apex, and anterodorsal surface devoid of scale‐ like tubercles (Figs.28‐29).

Allocapnia polemistis

Female subgenital plate. Abdominal sterna 7 and 8 completely separated by membrane. Posterior margin of subgenitalplate usually withoutprojecting mesal lobe; anterior margin of sternum 8 bearsa pair of small basolateral lobes (Figs. 30, 62).