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XVII. Araneas minor, reticulum fpirale texens, abdomine e fufco purpureo, 
albis maculis notato. Tab. 235. Fig. 6. 
A fmall brown and white Spider. 
This has a very fmall Head and Thorax, an almoft triangular half 
Inch long Abdomen, purplifh brown with white Spots: Ir has eighe 
Legs, the two before and the two behind three Quarters of an Inch 
long, having black and white Rings alternatively, the four in the Middle 
fhort, ic has a fmall fix corner’d purple Bag in which its Young are 
hatch’d, in the middle of its Cobweb where it lies ftretch’d cut at 
Length, the Cobweb is like an ordinary Englifh Spiders fpiral Web. - 
Ic is frequent in molt Houtes. Tad. 235. Lg. 6. fhews the Spider, Web 
and Bag. | | 
XVIII. Araneus Domefticus, reticulum tenute texens, medius fufeus.. Tab. 
235. Fig. 7. 
A final brown Spider. 
_ This is larger fomewhat than the former, it has an almoft round 
Thorax, {mall Head, with two white Eyes; on a Swelling near its Head 
from the Thorax go eight Legs, the two foremoft biggeft, and hinder- 
moft longeft, ic has two fhort, as it were, Claws at its Mouth, and 
the firft Joint of every Leg is white; the Abdomen is oval, about the 
Bignefs of a Field Pea, and ’tis all over of a dark brown Colour. 
fe makes its Webon old Walls where Holes are, it entring any of 
them, and from thence as a Centre ftretching out its Web, and brings 
ing, thither its Prey. I Dts s39W i « : 
It’s on the Sides of the Walls of alt: Houfes which are not kept 
very clean. Tab. 235. Fig. 7. fhews this Spider and itsWeb. 
— RIX. Araneus niger minor, Abdomine rotundo, prona parte macula- qua 
drata alba notato. : bio thas 
|. This was brought to me from Sfamaica by Mr. Barham, who told me 
that its Bite was poyfonous. Ic was fmall and blackith, only the under 
Part of the Belly had a white fquare Spot on it. The Legs were eight, 
the two middlemoft Pair the fhorteft. It had a large grey Bag with its 
Eggs.er Young. 
XX. Mites, or, Syroves, are here plentifully found in Cheefe brought 
from, Europe,” : a ¥ 
XKI. Scorpio, Pi. p. 144. The common Scorpion is here, and at E/pa- 
nola, 1 had one, Ithink, differing, which: I called, Scorpio fufcws, cande 
 chetarum internodiis lincis nigrts donasis, From Mt. Barwet, from Puerto 
Velo, Uhey ate the Scorpiones, Lact. p..555. who fays their Bites are fel- 
dom mortal, but give Pain for twenty four Hours. Notwichfanding 
this, Mr. Cumingham a Surgeon, and a Pérfon of great Veracity, told 
tne, that one of the Seamen of the Ship to-which he beloup’d, was bir near 
the Back Bone, by'one of them, that lay under the Bark of a Piece of 
Wood he was carrying on his bare Back, to wocd the Ship, lying 
near E/panola, which proved mortal. 
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