Mangora placida (Hentz, 1847)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 56

Mangora placida (Hentz, 1847)

Mangora placida Agnew et al. 1985: 7; Brown 1974: 232; Dondale et al. 2003: 136, mf, desc. (figs 278-284); Jackman 1997: 161; Kaston 1972: 146, desc. (fig. 328); Kaston 1978: 140, desc. (fig. 351); Levi 1975a: 126, mf, desc. (figs 80-81, 90-101); Levi 2005a: 164

Distribution.

Eastern 2/3 Texas; Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Comal, Erath, Fannin, Gonzales, Kerr, Montague, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Polk, Travis, Walker, Wichita

Locality.

5-Eagle Ranch, Bastrop State Park, Holmes Pecan Orchard, Jones State Forest, Lick Creek Park, Palmetto State Park, Sam Houston National Forest, Stubblefield Lake

Time of activity.

Male (February - July), female (March - October)

Habitat.

(littoral: creek bank, near creek, sedge meadow); (nest/prey: mud dauber nest [imm.]); (orchard: pecan); (plants: miscellaneous vegetation, vegetation); (soil/woodland: brush, old field, trees, woods, Juniperus ashei , Quercus buckleyi , Quercus virginiana , Ulmus crassifolia )

Method.

Beating [mf]; beating/sweeping [f]; cardboard band [mf]; fogging [mf]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

Alabama

Etymology.

Latin, mild or gentle, placid

Collection.

DMNS, MSU, TAMU