Cicurina (Cicurella) medina Gertsch 1992

Paquin, Pierre & Dupérré, Nadine, 2009, of 60 troglobitic species of the subgenus Cicurella (Araneae: Dictynidae), and a first visual assessment of their distribution, Zootaxa 2002, pp. 1-67 : 30-32

Cicurina (Cicurella) medina Gertsch 1992

( Figs 56–57, 135)

Cicurina medina Gertsch 1992: 117 , figs 149–150 (description of male). — Jackman 1997: 162.

HOLOTYPE male: “ Texas; Medina County Boehme’s Cave , 3 mi. So. of main dam, February 16, 1964 J. Reddell, D. McKenzie & J. Porter. ” Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Male holotype

Total length: 3.60; carapace length: 1.71; carapace width: 1.35; opisthosoma length: 1.75. Eyes absent. Cheliceral promargin right side with 3 teeth (2 large, 1 small), left side likewise; retromargin right side with 6 denticles (3 large, 3 small), left side likewise. Leg I: total length: 6.10; femur: 1.60; patella: 0.60; tibia: 1.50; metatarsus: 1.40; tarsus: 1.00; leg IV: total length: 7.03; femur: 1.85; patella: 0.60; tibia: 1.58; metatarsus: 1.93; tarsus: 1.08. Tarsal claw IV: 0.11. Cymbium length: 0.70; cymbium and tibia: 0.91. Apex of cymbium as long as wide; apex of tegulum with deep notch, generating a large swelling; tegular apophysis fold smooth, with two uniformly rounded swelling; proximal end (P) recurving on base of tegular apophysis, long, slim, straight and pointed; ratio P’\TA’= 0.41; retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) apical end pointed, simple, only Cicurina mckenziei Gertsch 1992 . 56–57 Cicurina medina Gertsch 1992 . 58–59 Cicurina menardia Gertsch 1992 . 60–61 Cicurina mirifica Gertsch 1992 . 62–63 Cicurina mixmaster Cokendolpher & Reddell 2001 . 64–65 Cicurina neovespera Cokendolpher 2004 . 66–67 Cicurina obscura Gertsch 1992 . Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

Distribution. Only reported from the type locality: Boehme’s Cave (Medina County, Texas, Fig. 135).

Remarks. Female unknown. Data added by Gertsch in his 1992 paper: “on Lake Medina” to facilitate the location of the type locality. Cicurina (Cicurella) medina is the only eyeless Cicurina (Cicurella) described from a male only. The collection of a female from this locality is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of that species that could have been described from an adjacent locality ( Fig. 135).