Tayshaneta valverdae (Gertsch, 1974)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Leptonetidae
- genus
- Tayshaneta
- species
- Tayshaneta valverdae
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Tayshaneta valverdae may be separated from all other Tayshaneta species, except Tayshaneta emeraldae, Tayshaneta fawcetti, Tayshaneta grubbsi and Tayshaneta vidrio by having the male palpal tarsus divided apically (TS, Fig. 31 D) and by having a mesoapically positioned ventral sclerite on the palpal bulb (VS, Fig. 49 E). Separated from Tayshaneta emeraldae, Tayshaneta fawcetti, Tayshaneta grubbsi and Tayshaneta vidrio by the unique shape of the embolus with a prominent basal tooth (Fig. 49 D).
etymology
Etymology. locality (Named for Val Verde County, Texas, Gertsch 1974).