Cicurina (Cicurella) puentecilla 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 : 39

Cicurina (Cicurella) puentecilla Gertsch 1992

( Figs 80–81, 134)

Cicurina puentecilla Gertsch 1992: 111 , figs 99–100 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162; Reddell & Cokendolpher 2004: 81; Paquin & Hedin 2004: 3243–3245, 3247, 3254.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas; Natural Bridge Caverns , Comal County, Texas, 2 Sept. 1978. A.G. Grubbs ”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 5.22; carapace length: 2.61; carapace width: 1.89; opisthosoma length: 2.61. Eyes absent. Cheliceral promargin right side with 2 teeth (2 large), left side with 3 teeth (2 large, 1 small); retromargin right side with 5 denticles (3 large, 2 small), left side with 6 denticles (3 large, 3 small). Leg I: total length: 9.80; femur: 2.50; patella: 0.95; tibia: 2.50; metatarsus: 2.40; tarsus: 1.45; leg IV: total length: 10.70; femur: 2.65; patella: 0.90; tibia: 2.65; metatarsus: 3.05; tarsus: 1.45. Tarsal claw IV: 0.15. Epigynum: 0.462 mm. Epigynal ventral plate with moderate transverse slit, bearing medial, deep, inverted U-shaped indentation; atrium rectangular, half intruded by rounded dorsal plate, atrial aperture moderate; bursa enlarged, not fused; copulatory ducts separated at midpoint, nearly reaching top of primary lobe apex; copulatory ducts constriction located apically; primary pores visible (1 seen); stalk short, straight, obliquely directed, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore rounded; primary lobe hat-shaped; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal short, internally positioned from the dictynoid pore; fertilization duct internally attached to the primary lobe base.

Distribution. Only known from B-52 cave, Black Cat Cave, and Natural Bridge Caverns (type locality) (Comal County, Texas, Fig. 134). The occurrence of the species in B-52 Cave and Black Cat Cave is based on a DNA match of immature specimens (see Paquin & Hedin 2004).

Remarks. Male unknown.