Tekellina archboldi, Levi, Herbert W., 1957

Levi, Herbert W., 1957, The North American spider genera Paratheridula, Tekellina, Pholcomma and Archerius (Araneae: Theridiidae), Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 76 (2), pp. 105-115 : 107-108

Tekellina archboldi , sp. nov.

Figs. 7- 12

Female: White with white pigment spots on abdomen dorsum. Connecting ducts of genitalia brownish. Eyes subequal in size. Anterior medians two-thirds diameter apart, almost touching laterals. Posterior medians one diameter apart, one diameter from laterals. Abdomen of variable shape, wider than long. Spiracle near base of spinnerets. Epigynum (Fig. 12) transparent and showing darker connecting ducts below. Total length, 1.1-1.3 mm. Measurements of female allotype: total length, 1.1 mm.; carapace, 0.42 mm. long, 0.41 mm. wide; first femur, 0.60 mm. long; patella and tibia, 0.69 mm. long; metatarsus, 0.30 mm. long; tarsus, 0.23 mm. long; second patella and tibia, 0.66 mm. long; third, 0.41 mm. long; fourth, 0.58 mm. long.

Male: Palpus large, cymbium circular, embolus supported by huge extension of median apophysis (Fig. 8). Measurements: total length, 0.9 mm.; carapace, 0.39 mm. long, 0.39 mm. wide; first femur, 0.50 mm. long; patella and tibia, 0.62 mm. long; metatarsus, 0.31 mm. long; tarsus, 0.20 mm. long; second patella and tibia; 0.55 mm. long; third, 0.32 mm. long; fourth, 0.45 mm. long.

Type locality: Male holotype from Kendall , Dade County, Florida, Dec. 17 ' 1950 (A. M. Nadler) . Records: Florida: Dade Co.; Kendall , Feb. 19/1951 (A. M. Nadler), 1F allotype, 4F paratypes . Highlands Co.: Archbold Biological Station , Lake Placid, Nov. 17,1952 (A. M. Nadler), 2F .