Cicurina (Cicurella) uvalde 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 : 48-50

Cicurina (Cicurella) uvalde Gertsch 1992

( Figs 112–113, 135)

Cicurina uvalde Gertsch 1992: 103 , figs 101–102 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas; Uvalde County. Rambie’s Cave , 8 miles N of Uvalde, April 6, 1963 J. Reddell, D. McKenzie ”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Epigynum length: 0.161 (half size). Epigynal ventral plate with short transverse slit, bearing medial, shallow, inverted U-shaped indentation; atrium squared, two-thirds intruded by rounded dorsal plate, atrial Cicurina uvalde Gertsch 1992 . 114–115 Cicurina venefica Gertsch 1992 . 116–117 Cicurina venii Gertsch 1992 . 118–119 Cicurina vespera Gertsch 1992 . 120–121 Cicurina vibora Gertsch 1992 . 122–123 Cicurina wartoni Gertsch 1992 . 124–125 Cicurina watersi Gertsch 1992 . 126–127 Cicurina wiltoni Gertsch 1992 . Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

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

Remarks. Male unknown. The holotype vial contained a broken epigynum and one mature female not dissected. We are presuming that the broken epigynum is the remnant of the holotype represented by Gertsch because he drew ventral and dorsal views ( Figs 101–102) that could only be seen with a dissected specimen. Gertsch (1992) did not mentioned any other mature specimen other than the holotype for the species, only 18 immatures that were not found in the vial. The description presented here for Cicurina uvalde is incomplete because the holotype is damaged.