Nesticus stygius Gertsch, 1984

Fig. 2A, B

Nesticus stygius Gertsch, 1984: 36, figs 170-172; Hedin and Dellinger 2005: 8, figs 11, 12.

Material examined.

New collections from type locality: USA - Tennessee, Overton Co. • ♂, 3♀; Obe Lee Cave, N of Monterey; 11 Oct. 1993; M. Hedin, C. Phillips leg.; Non type material: - Overton Co. • ♂, 1 imm; East Water Supply Cave, TOV15; 13 Jul. 2013; M.L. Niemiller, K.D. Kendall leg.; MLN 13-036; • 7♀; Raven Bluff Cave, NW of Allons; 26 Sep. 1992; M. Hedin, S. O’Kane leg.; • 2♂, ♀; Raven Bluff Cave; 1 Oct. 1991; M. Hedin, K. Crandall, A. Gerber leg.; • ♀; Raven Bluff Cave; 28 Aug. 2005; M. Hedin, R. Keith, J. Starrett, S. Thomas leg.; MCH 05_101; • 4♀, 1 imm; Raven Bluff Cave, TOV28; 3 Sep. 2017; M.L. Niemiller, N. Mann leg.; MLN 17-008.6; • ♀, 1 imm; Webb Cave, TOV39; 1 Oct. 2017; N.S. Gladstone, E.T. Carter, L. Hayter leg.; NSG 17-TOV39.17 .

Diagnosis.

Morphological diagnosis as in Hedin and Dellinger (2005).

Distribution.

This highly troglomorphic taxon is only known from a few caves on the western margin of the Cumberland Plateau in Overton County, north-central Tennessee (Fig. 8; Hedin and Dellinger 2005: fig. 1).