Cicurina (Cicurella) bandida Gertsch 1992

Paquin, Pierre & Dupérré, Nadine, 2009, of 60 troglobitic species of the subgenus Cicurella (Araneae: Dictynidae), and a first visual assessment of their distribution, Zootaxa 2002, pp. 1-67 : 14-15

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Cicurina (Cicurella) bandida Gertsch 1992 View in CoL

( Figs 10–11, 132)

Cicurina bandida Gertsch 1992: 107 View in CoL , figs 79–80 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162, 171; Reddell 2005: 557.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas; Bandit Cave , Travis County, W97 N30, May 26 1966, J. Reddell & J. Fish colls.”. Examined ( AMNH).

Additional material examined. UNITED STATES: Travis County: Ireland’s Cave , 14.iii.1964, 1f# [ TMM #11790 View Materials ], B. Russell ( TMM); 23.i.1989, 2f# [ TMM #11785 View Materials ], J. Reddell, M. Reyes, E. Grimm, M. Grimm ( TMM) .

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 5.65; carapace length: 2.75; carapace width: 1.80; opisthosoma length: 2.90. Eyes absent.

patella: 1.00; tibia: 2.35; metatarsus: 2.25; tarsus: 1.10; leg IV: total length: 11.05; femur: 2.95; patella: 1.05; tibia: 2.60; metatarsus: 3.00; tarsus: 1.45. Tarsal claw IV: 0.15. Epigynum: 0.328 mm. Epigynal ventral plate with long transverse slit, bearing medial, very deep, inverted V-shaped indentation; atrium rectangular, almost completely intruded by triangular dorsal plate, atrial aperture small; bursa not enlarged nor fused; copulatory ducts touching at midpoint, reaching top of primary lobe apex; copulatory ducts constriction located medially, primary pores not visible; stalk, short, recurved, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore not observed; primary lobe hat-shaped; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal not observed; fertilization duct internally attached to the primary lobe base.

Distribution. Known from two caves in Travis County (Texas): Bandit Cave (type locality) and Ireland’s Cave ( Fig. 132).

Remarks. Male unknown. Gertsch added in his 1992 paper: “Rollingwood” referring to the general location of the cave. The illustrations presented in Gertsch’s paper (1992: figs 79–80) are not of the holotype, as the specimen was not dissected. A dissection is necessary to present the dorsal view of his figure 80. Gertsch (1992) reported the existence of an aberrant specimen for that species.