Tayshaneta whitei Ledford, Paquin, Cokendolpher, Campbell & Griswold 2012

Tayshaneta whitei es una especie de araña araneomorfa del género Tayshaneta, familia Leptonetidae.​ Fue descrita científicamente por Ledford, Paquin, Cokendolpher, Campbell & Griswold en 2012.​

Tayshaneta whitei est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Leptonetidae.

Male (holotype). Body length 1.52, carapace 0.61 long, 0.50 wide, length 1.21× width. Carapace brown, sparsely setose; eyes surrounded by dark markings (Figs 30A–C). Legs elongate and thin, femur I 1.61× carapace length, covered in fine setae and with few scattered spines. Palpal tarsus undivided, tapering apically; retrolateral tibial spine straight, sculptured throughout, length 0.51× tarsus length. Bulb suboval, length 1.71× width; embolus subquadrate, with small basal tooth (E, Fig. 51D–F), length 1.6× width. Abdomen white, without pattern, 0.90 long, 0.67 wide, covered in fine setae. Variation (n = 4). Total length 1.52–1.70; carapace length 1.16–1.21 × carapace width; length femur I 1.45–1.92 × carapace width. Female (Lithic Ridge Cave).Body length 1.49, carapace 0.61 long, 0.49 wide, length 1.25× width. Carapace light brown, sparsely setose; eyes surrounded by dark markings (Figs 30D–F). Legs elongate and thin, femur I 1.58× carapace length, covered in fine setae and with few scattered spines.Atrium oval, length 0.5× width, spermathecae with twisted stalks and large, circular heads (Fig. 54E).Abdomen light brown, 0.90 long, 0.60 wide, covered in fine setae. Variation (n = 3). Total length 1.41–1.80; carapace length 1.18–1.28 × carapace width; length femur I 1.33–1.58 × carapace width.

Known from caves in Bexar and Medina Counties, Texas (Fig. 59).