Xysticus fraternus Banks, 1895

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 416

Xysticus fraternus Banks, 1895

Xysticus fraternus Dean and Eger 1986: 142; Henderson 2007: 35, 52-55, 57, 75, 78, 81, 85; Jackman 1997: 170; Yantis 2005: 67, 199, 202 [ Gertsch 1939a: 384, mf, desc. (figs 214-215, 224)]

Distribution.

Angelina, Brazos, Houston, Hunt, Leon, Madison, Sabine, Smith, Travis, Tyler, Walker

Locality.

Angelina National Forest, Big Slough Wild Area, Big Thicket National Preserve, Huntsville State Park, Lick Creek Park, Tyler State Park

Time of activity.

Male (March - May); female (March - May)

Habitat.

(plants: bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush); (soil/woodland: beech magnolia forest, bottomland hardwood, disturbed habitat, hardwood litter, leaf litter, loblolly pine managed, pine woods [%: 88], post oak woods [%: 49, 71, 84, 91, 92, 96], post oak woodland, sedge, upland woods)

Method.

5 gallon bucket trap [mf]; blue pan trap [mf]; flight intercept trap [f]; flight intercept trap/malaise trap [mf]; malaise trap [mf]; pitfall trap [mf]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

New York, Long Island

Etymology.

Latin, brotherly

Collection.

DMNS, MSU, TAMU