Cicurina (Cicurella) sprousei 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 : 44-46

Cicurina (Cicurella) sprousei Gertsch 1992

( Figs 100–101, 136)

Cicurina sprousei Gertsch 1992: 113 , figs 119–120 (description of female). — Jackman 1997: 162.

HOLOTYPE female: “ Texas: Bandera County : Station ‘C’ Cave. 4 Sept. 1988. P. Sprouse ”. Examined ( AMNH).

Description. Female holotype

Total length: 5.04; carapace length: 2.43; carapace width: 1.64; opisthosoma length: 2.62. 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: 7.20; femur: 2.05; patella: 0.75; tibia: 1.75; metatarsus: 1.60; tarsus: 1.05; leg IV: total length: 8.20; femur: 2.15; patella: 0.70; tibia: 2.00; metatarsus: 2.25; tarsus: 2.10. Tarsal claw IV: 0.17. Epigynum: 0.434. Epigynal ventral plate with long transverse slit, bearing medial, deep, inverted U-shaped indentation; atrium rectangular, half intruded by slightly rounded dorsal plate, atrial aperture moderate; bursa enlarged, not fused; copulatory ducts separated at midpoint, reaching over primary lobe apex; copulatory ducts constriction located medially; primary pores visible (2 seen); stalk short, slightly procurved, joining the primary lobe at the aperture of the dictynoid pore; dictynoid pore rounded; primary lobe kidney-shaped; secondary lobe absent; fertilization canal long, externally positioned from the dictynoid pore; fertilization duct internally attached to the primary lobe base.

Gertsch 1992. 94–95 Cicurina selecta Gertsch 1992 . 96–97 Cicurina serena Gertsch 1992 . 98–99 Cicurina sheari Gertsch 1992 . 100–101 Cicurina sprousei Gertsch 1992 . 102–103 Cicurina stowersi Gertsch 1992 . 104–105 Cicurina suttoni Gertsch 1992 . 106–107 Cicurina travisae Gertsch 1992 . Scale bar = 0.1 mm.

Remarks. Male unknown. The holotype vial only contains the female holotype; the seven immature spiders mentioned by Gertsch (1992) were not found. Data added by Gertsch (1992): “C Cave #1, 15 miles N. of Vanderpool”.