Argyrodes elevatus Taczanowski, 1873

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 373

Argyrodes elevatus Taczanowski, 1873

Argyrodes elevatus Agnarsson 2004: 513; Agnew et al. 1985: 6; Dean and Sterling 1990: 404; Exline and Levi 1962: 134, mf, desc. (figs 128-132, 154); Jackman 1997: 169; Jackman et al. 2007: 199; Knutson et al. 2010: 516; Nyffeler et al. 1987c: 370; Vogel 1970b: 22

Distribution.

Archer, Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Cameron, Comal, Comanche, Denton, DeWitt, Erath, Hidalgo, Hood, Houston, Howard, Hunt, Navarro, San Patricio, Starr, Travis, Walker

Locality.

Bill Haney Pecan Orchard, Ellis Prison Unit, Lake Dallas, Lake Tawakoni State Park, Lick Creek Park, Texas A&M University Rangeland Area

Time of activity.

Male (April - September); female (April, June - September)

Habitat.

(crops: cotton); (grass: pasture); (orchard: pecan); (plants: miscellaneous vegetation, vegetation); (soil/woodland: saltcedar, shrubs, woods); (web: Araneus sp. web [mf], Araneus bicentenarius web [mf], Argiope aurantia web, bowl and doily web [f], Neoscona crucifera web [f], large spider web)

Method.

Beating [mf]; fogging [f]; suction trap [m]; sweeping [mf]

Type.

French Guiana, Uassa

Etymology.

Latin, elevated

Collection.

DMNS, MSU, TAMU