Metepeira labyrinthea (Hentz, 1847)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 60

Metepeira labyrinthea (Hentz, 1847)

Metepeira labyrinthea Agnew et al. 1985: 4; Bradley 2013: 97; Brown 1974: 232; Dean and Sterling 1990: 405; Dondale et al. 2003: 317, mf, desc. (figs 740-748); Gertsch 1939b: 25; Jackman 1997: 81, desc., 161; Levi 1977b: 196, mf, desc. (figs 1-11, 14-20); Piel 2001: 14, 17; Roberts 2001: 49; Young and Edwards 1990: 15

Metepeira labyrinthica (Hentz, 1847); Reddell 1965: 170; Vogel 1970b: 4

Distribution.

Widespread; Archer, Bosque, Brazos, Brewster, Brown, Comanche, Erath, Maverick, Nacogdoches, Potter, Sutton, Walker, Wichita

Locality.

Bill Haney Pecan Orchard, Chisos Mountains, Ellis Prison Unit, Lick Creek Park, Nabor’s Lake, Wildcat Bluff Nature Center

Caves.

Sutton (Felton Cave)

Time of activity.

Male (May - August); female (May - August, October)

Habitat.

(crops: peanuts); (landscape features: cave); (nest/prey: mud dauber nest [mf]); (orchard: pecan); (soil/woodland: trees, woods); (structures: indoors, porch); (web: in web, web in oak tree)

Method.

Beating [m]; fogging [f]; suction trap [m]

Type.

North Carolina and Alabama

Etymology.

Greek, type of web

Collection.

MSU, TAMU, TMM