Tayshaneta madla

Tayshaneta madla

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 madla

Name

• Tayshaneta madla Ledford, Paquin, Cokendolpher, Campbell & Griswold, 2012: 45, figs. 21A-C, 31F, 32F, 42A-F, 53D

Holotype: CASC, male, 18-December-2003, K. White.

Type locality: Madla’s Cave, Bexar County, Texas, 29.60N, 98.69W.

Etymology: This species name is taken in apposition to the type locality and honors the Madla family, owners of Madla’s Cave and the surrounding property.

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.