Yunohamella lyrica (Walckenaer, 1841)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 400-401

Yunohamella lyrica (Walckenaer, 1841)

Yunohamella lyrica Bradley 2013: 236; Calixto et al. 2013: 185; Yoshida 2007: 69 [T]

Theridion lyricum Walckenaer, 1841; Agnew et al. 1985: 6; Dean and Eger 1986: 141; Dean and Sterling 1990: 404; Jackman 1997: 169; Kaston 1978: 108, desc. (fig. 267); Levi 1957a: 89, 119, mf, desc. (figs 322-323, 329-331); Levi and Randolph 1975: 45; Liao et al. 1984: 410; Vogel 1970b: 25

Distribution.

Brazos, Burleson, Comal, Denton, Erath, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Orange, Robertson, Travis, Tyler, Walker

Locality.

Adriance Pecan Orchard, Brison Pecan Orchard, Ellis Prison Unit, Holmes Pecan Orchard, Jones State Forest, Lick Creek Park

Time of activity.

Male (March - September); female (April - September)

Habitat.

(littoral: sandy area by water, sedge meadow); (orchard: pecan); (plants: Indian paintbrush, miscellaneous vegetation); (soil/woodland: bottomland forest, sandy area, trees, Juniperus ashei , Quercus buckleyi , Quercus virginiana , Ulmus crassifolia )

Method.

Beating [mf]; cardboard band [mf]; flight intercept trap [m]; fogging [f]; pitfall trap [f]; suction trap [m]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

Georgia

Etymology.

Greek, lyre

Collection.

MSU, TAMU

Note.

A male was collected in a suction trap 10:00 to 12:00 hours.