Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 64-65

Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Neoscona oaxacensis Berman and Levi 1971: 486 [S], mf, desc. (figs 4, 9, 11, 78-90, 129); Cokendolpher et al. 2008: 8, 16 (photo 14); Jackman 1997: 83, 161, desc.; Kaston 1972: 157, desc. (fig. 351); Kaston 1978: 149, desc. (fig. 375); Knutson et al. 2010: 515; Roberts 2001: 49; Rogers and Horner 1977: 523; Young and Edwards 1990: 15

Neoscona vertebrata (McCook, 1888); Kagan 1942: 26; Kagan 1943: 258

Distribution.

Western 2/3 Texas; Archer, Bastrop, Bell, Borden, Brazos, Brewster, Burleson, Carson, Clay, Coleman, Ector, Fisher, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Howard, Hunt, Kendall, Lubbock, Martin, McLennan, Montague, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Scurry, Upton, Ward, Wichita, Wilbarger

Locality.

Lake Thomas, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Pantex Lake (edge), Wildcat Bluff Nature Center

Time of activity.

Male (June - October); female (February, June - December)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton, guar); (grass: grass, shrubs and tall grass); (orchard: pecan, pecan orchard); (littoral: near playa); (plants: roadside vegetation, vegetation, Baccharis ); (soil/woodland: juniper, saltcedar, trees/shrubs)

Method.

Beating [m]; D-Vac suction [m]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

Mexico, Oaxaca

Etymology.

locality (Mexican state)

Collection.

DMNS, MSU, TAMU, TTU