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Scute length, 1.13-1.23. Leg II length, 3.23-3.67.Leg II1Scute length, 2.63-3.09. (N = 9).Color brownish orange. Body rugosity medium;tubercles on eye mound, pars thoracica, tergitemargins, and coxae. Carapace with 4-6 pairs of AT;arranged in two, poorly deftned rows. Eye moundbroadly conical, eyes well developed. Palpal megaspines:trochanter, 1 ventral; femur, 1 mesoapical;patella, 2 mesal; tibia, 3 mesal. Tarsal count:3-5-5-5; two specimens have six tarsomeres on thefourth right tarsi.Male (holotype): Total body length, 1.54. Scutelength, 1.15; width, 1.15. Eye mound length, 0.28;width, 0.31. Leg II length, 3.46. TrIV spurlength, 0.36. POP length, 0.26.Penis (Figs. 168-170): VPP apically rounded,dorsally expanded; with 3 dorsal, 16 lateral, and 5ventral setae; AS evenly curved, apically polyfurcate.Glans: BK absent; ML not apparent; PSLclaw-like. S long, slightly sigmoid, apically spatulate,ventroapically with slight groove, ventrobasallywith longitudinal carina; BF present; SA representedby two prongs originating medioventrally on thestylus.Female (paratopotype): Total body length, 1.67.Scute length, 1.23; width, 1.21. Eye mound length,0.28; width, 0.28. Leg II length, 3.67. TrIV withventral tubercle. GO with two pairs of apicalspines.Ovipositor (Fig. 171): cuticle intricately folded;surface lacking microspination; apical teeth apparentlyabsent; setal pattern: 1 pair dorsal, 4 pairs lateral,1 pair ventral.Variation.-The second male, although similarin size to the holotype, has a shorter POP, 0.15 inlength.Natural History.-This species has been collectedunder rocks near the cave entrance (includingdark and twilight regions), whereas the sympatric T.mulaiki occupies the deeper zones.Other Material Examined (Paratypes).- UNIT­ED STATES: Texas: Hays Co.: Ladder Cave, 26May 1989 (A. Grubbs, J. Reddell, and M. Reyes,TMM, CAS), 1 male, 2 females; 2 Sep. 1989 (1.Reddell and M. Reyes, TMM), 4 females, 1juvenile (D. Ubick, S. Fend, and S. Renkes, CDU),1 female, 1 juvenile.Distribution.-Known only from Ladder Cave,Hays County, Texas (Maps 2-5).Texella renkesae, new speciesFigs. 172-177.Te.xella sp. Davis, 1979:33.Diagnosis.-Males of this species are distinguishedfrom others in the infragroup by the followingcombination of characters: GO lacking apicaltubercles; VPP with two dorsal setae; SA prongsbasally fused; S broadly spatulate, with ventrobasalgroove (Figs. 172, 174-177).Type.-Male holotype from Ezell's Cave, HaysCounty, Texas (2 Sep. 1989; D. Ubick, S. Fend, S.Renkes), deposited in CAS.Etymology.-The specific name is a matronymin honor of Ms Saelon Renkes one of the collectorsof the holotype.Description.-Total body length, 1.54-1.92.Scute length, 1.15-1.31. Leg II length, 3.92-4.46.Leg II/Scute length, 3.21-3.41. (N = 5).Color brownish orange. Body of moderaterugosity; tubercles sparse on eye mound, pars thoracica,tergite margins, and coxae. Carapace with 4pairs of AT. Eye mound broadly conical, eyes welldeveloped. Palpal megaspines: trochanter, 1 ventral;femur, 1 mesoapical; patella, 2 mesal; tibia, 3mesal. Tarsal count: 3-5-5-5.Male (holotype): Total body length, 1.72. Scutelength, 1.15; width, 1.15. Eye mound length, 0.26;width, 0.28. Leg II length, 3.92. TrIV spurlength, 0.33. POP length, 0.12.Penis (Figs. 172, 174-177): VPP apically pointed,dorsal margin expanded; with 2 dorsal, 18 lateral,and 6 ventral setae; AS slightly curved,apically polyfurcate. Glans: BK absent; ML notevident; PSL claw-like. S long, slightly sinuate,apically spatulate, ventrobasally grooved; BF present;SA represented by a pair of long, pointed,basally fused, prongs.Female (paratopotype): Total body length, 1.79.Scute length, 1.31; width, 1.33. Eye mound length,0.27; width, 0.31. Leg II length, 4.21. TrIV withventral tubercle. GO with a pair of apical spines.Ovipositor (Fig. 173): cuticle intricately folded,surface lacking microspination; 1 pair apical teethpresent; setal pattern I pair dorsal, 4 pairs lateral, 1pair ventral.Variation.-The TrIV spur varies in length from0.33-0.54, the POP from 0.12-0.38, in the threeavailable males.Natural History.-This species has been collectedunder rocks near the cave entrance (includingdark and twilight regions), whereas the sympatric T.mulaiki occupies the deeper zones. One male wascollected beneath a rock baited with cheese (Davis,1979).Other Material Examined (Paratypes).- UNIT­ED STATES: Texas: Hays Co.: Ezell's Cave, 15Aug. 1978 (J. Davis, WAS), 1 male; 2 Sep. 1989228