Nesticus lula Zigler & Milne, 2022

Hedin, Marshal & Milne, Marc A., 2023, New species in old mountains: integrative taxonomy reveals ten new species and extensive short-range endemism in Nesticus spiders (Araneae, Nesticidae) from the southern Appalachian Mountains, ZooKeys 1145, pp. 1-130 : 1

Nesticus lula Zigler & Milne, 2022

Fig. 49

Nesticus lula Zigler & Milne, 2022: 293, figs 1A, C, 2, 3, 7.

Material examined.

Type material: Holotype: USA - Georgia, Walker Co. • ♂; Lula Falls Cave (GWK617); 15 Apr. 2014; K.S. Zigler, L. Carver, L. Lyles leg.; KSZ 13-169 (SDSU_G2084). Non type material: - Walker Co. • ♂; Bee Rock Cave (GWK123); 31 May. 2015; K.S. Zigler, T. Lichtefeld, M. Abercrombie leg.; KSZ 15-388.

Diagnosis.

Morphological diagnosis as in Zigler and Milne (2022).

Distribution and natural history.

This troglomorphic taxon is currently known from only two caves in northwestern Georgia (Fig. 49 ; Zigler and Milne 2022: fig. 7).

Figures

Figure 49. Distribution of Nesticus barri and Nesticus carteri groups. Type localities designated with yellow circles. State boundaries and major cities shown for geographic context. Dashed lines circumscribe known species distributions.