Tayshaneta whitei

Tayshaneta whitei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Leptonetoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Haplogynae Superfamilia: Leptonetoidea

Familia: Leptonetidae
Genus: Tayshaneta
Species: Tayshaneta whitei

Name

• Tayshaneta whitei Ledford, Paquin, Cokendolpher, Campbell & Griswold, 2012: 62, figs. 29A-C, 31E, 50A-F, 54D

Holotype: AMNH, male, 6-November-2002, Engelhard, J. Krejca.

Type locality: Lithic Ridge Cave, Government Canyon State Natural Area, Bexar County, Texas, 29.56N, 98.74W.

Etymology: This species is named in honor of Kemble White, fellow caver, geologist and collector of many Tayshneta species in Texas.

References

• Ledford, J., Paquin, P., Cokendolpher, J., Campbell, J. & Griswold, C. 2012. 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 Reference page.