Two New Species of Nesticus Spiders from the Southern Appalachians (Araneae, Nesticidae)

Coyle F and McGarity A. 1991. Two New Species of Nesticus Spiders from the Southern Appalachians (Araneae, Nesticidae). The Journal of Arachnology. 19(3):161-168

Diagnoses, descriptions, illustrations, and natural history data are presented for two new species of Nesticus spiders: N. nasicus from epigean habitats in southwestern North Carolina, and N. gertschi from a cave in eastern Tennessee. Nesticus nasicus appears to be the sister species of Nesticus brimleyi Gertsch, a cavedwelling species.

Type
Journal Article
Authors
Coyle, Frederick A; McGarity, Augustus C
Units
GRSM
Keywords
eastern Tennessee, Epigean Habitat, GRSM-00540, Nesticus brimleyi, Nesticus gertschi, Nesticus nasicus, Spider
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Invertebrates

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