Habronattus decorus (Blackwall, 1846)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 307

Habronattus decorus (Blackwall, 1846)

Habronattus decorus [ Kaston 1948: 468, mf (figs 1711-1712, 1733-1735); Paquin and Dupérré 2003: 106, mf (figs 2184-2186)]

Habronattus sp. nr moratus (Gertsch and Mulaik, 1936); Henderson 2007: 31, 40, 53-54, 56, 58-59, 61-63, 65, 67, 69-70, 74, 78, 81, 84 [misidentified]; Yantis 2005: 197, 200 [misidentified]

Distribution.

Brazos, Burleson, Houston, Hunt, Madison

Locality.

Lick Creek Park, Somerville Lake

Time of activity.

Male (February 15-March 15, March 26-April 2, April, May - June, June 30-July 15, July 26-July 2, August 15-September 17, September 28-October 5, October 20-November 15); female (July 25-August 1, August, September 28-October 5)

Habitat.

(grass: short grass); (soil/woodland: disturbed habitat, pine woods [%: 95%], post oak woods [%: 56%], post oak savanna with pasture, post oak woodland, upland woods)

Method.

pitfall trap [f]

Type.

Canada, Toronto

Etymology.

Latin, decorative

Collection.

FSCA, MSU, TAMU