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The Wandering Spider Guild Of Webb County, Texas, Monica Trevino Oct 2014

The Wandering Spider Guild Of Webb County, Texas, Monica Trevino

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Analysis of 10 years of spider collecting in Webb County, Texas has yielded 549 specimens in 21 genera and 55 species. This study was performed to establish similarities and relationships among wandering spiders of south Texas in Webb County and to identify the members of the wandering spider guild. The families included in this guild are the Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Gnaphosidae, Liocranidae, and Miturgidae. Wet pitfall traps and hand collecting were utilized in the gathering of the specimens. Spiders were identified using the most recent literature and allowed for an examination of the interactions of the members of this guild based …