New records of wandering spiders from Texas, with a description of the male of Ctenus valverdiensis (Araneae : Ctenidae)

Authors
Sissom, WD Peck, WB Cokendolpher, JC
Citation
Wd. Sissom et al., New records of wandering spiders from Texas, with a description of the male of Ctenus valverdiensis (Araneae : Ctenidae), ENT NEWS, 110(5), 1999, pp. 260-266
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS
ISSN journal
0013872X → ACNP
Volume
110
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
260 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-872X(199911/12)110:5<260:NROWSF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The Texan wandering spiders of the family Ctenidae are reviewed, and new re cords are added for Leptoctenus byrrhus and Crenus valverdiensis. Crenus va lverdiensis is redescribed, based on the availability of adult male specime ns and compared to its nearest relative, C. mitchelli. A new record For C., mitchelli in Tamaulipas, Mexico, is also listed. Diagnostic characters of T exas ctenid species are included.