Tennesseellum formicum (Emerton, 1882)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 204

Tennesseellum formicum (Emerton, 1882)

Tennesseellum formicum Agnew et al. 1985: 3, 9; Breene et al. 1993c: 17, 47, 110, mf (figs 177A-C); Buckle et al. 2001: 147 [spelling]; Bumroongsook et al. 1992: 17; Dean and Eger 1986: 141; Dean and Sterling 1987: 6; Dean and Sterling 1990: 402, 404; Dupérré 2013: 174, mf, desc. (figs 15-20, 33, 42, 43, 570-579); Hormiga 1994: 69; Rogers and Horner 1977: 523; Young and Edwards 1990: 19

Tennesseellum formica (Emerton, 1882); Calixto et al. 2013: 180, 183, 186-187, 189; Cokendolpher et al. 2008: 9, 26 (photo 20); Irungu 2007: 31; Ivie 1969: 6 [T]; Jackman 1997: 64, desc., 165

Bathyphantes formica Emerton, 1882; Jones 1936: 69; Vogel 1970b: 12

Distribution.

Baylor, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Carson, Collin, Colorado, Comanche, Coryell, Dallam, Dallas, Erath, Hidalgo, Houston, Lubbock, Nueces, Robertson, San Patricio, Travis, Uvalde, Walker, Wichita, Williamson

Locality.

5-Eagle Ranch, Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, Bill Haney Pecan Orchard, Browning Ranch, Ellis Prison Unit, Holmes Pecan Orchard, NK Ranch, Pantex Lake (edge), Stiles Farm Foundation

Time of activity.

Male (January, March - December); female (March - December)

Habitat.

(crops: cabbage, cotton, guar, peanuts); (grass: grass); (orchard: pecan); (plants: bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush); (soil/woodland: post oak savanna with pasture)

Method.

cardboard band [mf]; D-Vac suction [m]; fogging [m]; pitfall trap [mf]; suction trap [mf]; sweeping [mf]; tile trap [m]

Type.

Connecticut, New Haven

Etymology.

Latin, referring to ants

Collection.

MSU, TAMU