Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1841)

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

Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1841)

Tidarren sisyphoides Agnew et al. 1985: 6; Brown 1974: 238; Cokendolpher and Reddell 2001b: 55; Dean and Sterling 1990: 401; Jackman 1997: 169; Levi 1957c: 70 [S], mf, desc. (figs 41-45, 58-60); Levi and Randolph 1975: 47; Liao et al. 1984: 410; Reddell and Cokendolpher 2004: 93; Taber and Fleenor 2003: 237; Vogel 1970b: 26; Young and Edwards 1990: 24

Steatoda forda Keyserling, 1884; F. O. P.- Cambridge 1902: 382

Tidarren fordum Keyserling, 1881; Chamberlin and Ivie 1934: 5, mf (pl. 1)

Distribution.

Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Cameron, Erath, Hidalgo, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, San Saba, Travis, Walker, Wharton, Williamson, Wise

Locality.

Bamburger Ranch Chiroptorium, Ellis Prison Unit, Fort Hood

Caves.

Bell ([all Fort Hood] Camp 6 Cave No. 1, Coyote Den Cave); Bexar (B. J. Pit, Bone Pile Cave, Buzzard Egg Cave, Cave of the Skinny Snake, Eagles Nest Cave, Haz Mat Pit, John Wagner Ranch Cave No. 3, Logan’s Cave, Lost Mine Trail Cave, Winston’s Cave, World Newt Cave); San Saba (Blue Haw Cave, Cobweb Fissure, Crevice Cave, Gorman Cave, Wedge Cave); Travis (Get Down Cave); Williamson (Jug Cave)

Time of activity.

Male (July - September); female (March - July, September, November)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton); (landscape features: cave, under bridge); (structures: by door outside, in curled leaf under covered bridge over creek); (web: web on dead limb, web 5" from ground)

Method.

suction trap [m]

Type.

Georgia

Etymology.

resemble Theridion sisyphum Walckenaer, 1805 = Parasteatoda lunata (Clerck, 1757)

Collection.

MSU, TAMU, TMM, TTU, USNM