Cicurina (Cicurella) orellia 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 : 34-35

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5243053
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scientific name	Cicurina (Cicurella) orellia Gertsch 1992
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Cicurina (Cicurella) orellia Gertsch 1992 View in CoL

( Figs 68–69, 135)

Cicurina orellia Gertsch 1992: 105 View in CoL , figs 107–108 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas: Real County, Orell Crevice Cave, 100 yards west of Orell Bat Cave ; most found hanging from webs on wall. August 18, 1963 J. Reddell, D. McKenzie ”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 5.13; carapace length: 2.52; carapace width: 1.62; opisthosoma length 2.61. Eyes absent. Cheliceral promargin right side with 3 teeth (2 large, 1 small), left side likewise; retromargin right side with 6 denticles (3 large, 3 small), left side likewise. Leg I: total length: 7.40; femur: 2.00; patella: 0.75; tibia: 1.85; metatarsus: 1.75; tarsus: 1.05; leg IV: total length: 8.40; femur: 2.15; patella: 0.70; tibia: 2.05; metatarsus: 2.35; tarsus: 1.15. Tarsal claw IV: 0.15. Epigynum length: 0.434. Epigynal ventral plate with short 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 touching at midpoint, reaching top of primary lobe apex (left side) and over primary lobe apex (right side); copulatory ducts constriction located basally; primary pores not visible; stalk short, straight, obliquely directed, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore rounded; primary lobe kidney-shaped; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal short reaching the dictynoid pore; fertilization duct internally attached to the primary lobe base.

Distribution. Only reported from the type locality: Orell Crevice Cave (Real County, Texas, Fig. 135).

Remarks. Male unknown. On the type label the information stating “most found hanging from webs on wall” does not refer to Cicurina , but to Agyneta llanoensis (Gertsch & Davis 1936) (James R. Reddell, pers. comm.).