Tayshaneta

Figure 31.Morphology of Tayshaneta right male palpi in dorsal view, showing differences in tarsal shape. A Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001), Scoot Over Cave, Williamson County, Texas B Tayshaneta devia (Gertsch, 1974), Stovepipe Cave, Travis County, Texas C Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Bexar County, Texas D Tayshaneta fawcetti sp. n., Fawcett’s Cave, Val Verde County, Texas E Tayshaneta vidrio, sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County (RTS damaged), Texas F Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Madla’s Drop Cave, Bexar County, Texas.

Figure 31.Morphology of Tayshaneta right male palpi in dorsal view, showing differences in tarsal shape. A Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001), Scoot Over Cave, Williamson County, Texas B Tayshaneta devia (Gertsch, 1974), Stovepipe Cave, Travis County, Texas C Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Bexar County, Texas D Tayshaneta fawcetti sp. n., Fawcett’s Cave, Val Verde County, Texas E Tayshaneta vidrio, sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County (RTS damaged), Texas F Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Madla’s Drop Cave, Bexar County, Texas.

Figure 42.Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Madla’s Cave, Bexar County, Texas (CASC), male right palp. A Retrolateral B Ventral C Prolateral D Retrolateral, embolus E Ventroapical F Embolus.

Figure 53.Female genitalia forTayshaneta species. A Tayshaneta devia (Gertsch, 1974), MacDonald Cave, Travis County, Texas B Tayshaneta emeraldae sp. n., Emerald Sink, Val Verde County, Texas C Tayshaneta fawcetti sp. n., Fawcett’s Cave, Val Verde County, Texas D Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Madla’s Cave, Bexar County, Texas E Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Government Canyon Bat Cave, Bexar County, Texas F Tayshaneta myopica (Gertsch, 1974), Tooth Cave, Travis County, Texas.

Figure 59.Distribution map for Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Tayshaneta bullis (Cokendolpher, 2004), Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Tayshaneta sprousei sp. n. and Tayshaneta whitei sp. n.

Figure 24. Tayshaneta oconnorae sp. n., Fern Cave, Hays County, Texas (AMNH), habitus. A Tayshaneta oconnorae male holotype, dorsal B Tayshaneta oconnorae male holotype, ventral C Tayshaneta oconnorae male holotype, lateral.

Figure 45.Tayshaneta oconnorae sp. n., Fern Cave, Hays County, Texas (TMM), male right palp. A Retrolateral B Ventral C Prolateral D Retrolateral, embolus E Ventroapical F Proapical.

Figure 58.Distribution map for Tayshaneta archambaulti sp. n. Tayshaneta coeca (Chamberlin and Ivie, 1942) and Tayshaneta oconnorae sp. n.

Figure 1.Images of habitat and cave entrances for Tayshaneta species. A Cobb’s Ranch, near Cobb’s Caverns, Williamson County, Texas, type locality for Tayshaneta anopica (Gertsch, 1974) showing karstic terrain B Entrance to Government Canyon Bat Cave, Bexar County, Texas, type locality for Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974) C General habitat of Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n., District Park Cave, Travis County, Texas, (M. Sanders) D Entrance to Lithic Ridge Cave, Bexar County, Texas, type locality for Tayshaneta whitei sp. n. E Entrance to Three Miles Bat Cave, Williamson County, Texas.

Figure 26.Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n., District Park Cave, Travis County, Texas (CASC), habitus. A Tayshaneta sandersi female holotype, dorsal B Tayshaneta sandersi female holotype, ventral C Tayshaneta sandersi female holotype, lateral.

Figure 47.Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n., Whirlpool Cave, Travis County, Texas (CASC), male right palp. A Retrolateral B Ventral C Retroventral D Retrolateral, embolus E Ventroapical F Apical.

Figure 54.Female genitalia forTayshaneta species. A Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001), Figure 8 Cave, Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas B Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n., District Park Cave, Travis County, Texas C Tayshaneta valverdae (Gertsch, 1974), Love Creek Ranch, Bandera County, Texas D Tayshaneta vidrio sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County, Texas E Tayshaneta whitei sp. n., Lithic Ridge Cave, Bexar County, Texas.

Figure 56.Distribution map for Tayshaneta anopica (Gertsch, 1974), Tayshaneta concinna (Gertsch, 1974), Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n. and Tayshaneta devia (Gertsch, 1974).

Figure 27.Tayshaneta sprousei sp. n., Constant Sorrow Cave, Camp Bullis, Bexar County, Texas (TMM), habitus. A Tayshaneta sprousei male holotype, dorsal B Tayshaneta sprousei male holotype, ventral C Tayshaneta sprousei male holotype, lateral.

Figure 48.Tayshaneta sprousei sp. n., Constant Sorrow Cave, Camp Bullis, Bexar County, Texas (TMM), male right palp. A Ventral B Ventral sclerite C Tarsus, dorsal D Retrolateral, embolus E Ventroapical F Apical.

Figure 59.Distribution map for Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Tayshaneta bullis (Cokendolpher, 2004), Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Tayshaneta sprousei sp. n. and Tayshaneta whitei sp. n.

Figure 29.Tayshaneta vidrio sp. n., 400 Foot Cave, Brewster County, Texas (AMNH), habitus. A Tayshaneta vidrio male holotype, dorsal B Tayshaneta vidrio male holotype, ventral C Tayshaneta vidrio male holotype, lateral.

Figure 31.Morphology of Tayshaneta right male palpi in dorsal view, showing differences in tarsal shape. A Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001), Scoot Over Cave, Williamson County, Texas B Tayshaneta devia (Gertsch, 1974), Stovepipe Cave, Travis County, Texas C Tayshaneta microps (Gertsch, 1974), Bexar County, Texas D Tayshaneta fawcetti sp. n., Fawcett’s Cave, Val Verde County, Texas E Tayshaneta vidrio, sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County (RTS damaged), Texas F Tayshaneta madla sp. n., Madla’s Drop Cave, Bexar County, Texas.

Figure 50.Tayshaneta vidrio sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County, Texas (AMNH), male right palp. A Retrolateral B Ventral C Prolateral D Embolus E Ventroapical F Ventral sclerite.

Figure 54.Female genitalia forTayshaneta species. A Tayshaneta paraconcinna (Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001), Figure 8 Cave, Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas B Tayshaneta sandersi sp. n., District Park Cave, Travis County, Texas C Tayshaneta valverdae (Gertsch, 1974), Love Creek Ranch, Bandera County, Texas D Tayshaneta vidrio sp. n., 400 foot Cave, Brewster County, Texas E Tayshaneta whitei sp. n., Lithic Ridge Cave, Bexar County, Texas.

Figure 60.Distribution map for Tayshaneta emeraldae sp. n., Tayshaneta fawcetti sp. n., Tayshaneta grubbsi sp. n., Tayshaneta valverdae (Gertsch, 1974) and Tayshaneta vidrio sp. n.

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Description: English: Tayshaneta microps. Date: 26 January 2014, 16:51:40. Source: Ledford, J., Paquin, P., Cokendolpher, J., Campbell, J., Griswold, C. Systematics, conservation and morphology of the spider genus Tayshaneta (Araneae, Leptonetidae) in Central Texas Caves ZooKeys 167: 1–102. doi:10.3897/zookeys.167.1833. Author: Joel Ledford, Pierre Paquin, James Cokendolpher, Josh Campbell, Charles Griswold.