Hololena male - Hololena

Hololena

Hololena lassena was named for this area, but the male palp appears to be more like H. curta (typical for southern California). H. lassena has a thin embolus.

… brhebert, 6 October, 2022 - 11:52pm

I agree

Hebert has a great image of a H. curta palp on iNaturalist for comparison. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185687870. I had read a report listing H. curta as sequenced specimens from several counties in Northern and Central California and even one record from the state of Washington, suggesting a possible range expansion (via hitchhiking on automobiles/other means of transportation). However, it is possible these are mislabeled.

Stanislaus County: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE126-11
Merced County - 1: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE136-11
Merced County - 2: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE137-11
Merced County - 3: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE182-11
Merced County - 4: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE337-11
Mono County - 1: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE528-11
Mono County - 2: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE619-11
Mono County - 3: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=BBUSE620-11
Washington: https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=GACAC329-12

… August Frisk, 4 November, 2023 - 2:38pm