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F 



PLATE 28. Courting attitudes in hunting spiders. [After G. W. and E. G. PECKHAM.] 



A. Marptusa familiaris. Left-hand figure, female ; right-hand figure, male. B. Ictus initi atns, 

 male dancing before female. C, D. Habrocestinn howardii, front view and side view of male in 

 courting attitude. The first legs in the male are " a delicate, light-green color, with a fringe of 

 white hairs along the outer side." The patella (second joint) of the third leg is enlarged, and its 

 anterior face is white, with a black spot. The eyes are brilliant. Observe that the male assumes 

 a position which shows all of these features to best advantage. E. Saitis pulex, male in his court- 

 ing dance. He bends the legs, first of one side, then of the other, scurrying back and forth before 

 the female, moving always toward the side on which the legs are bent. F. Asfia rittafa, variety 

 nigra, position of male approaching female. G, H, I. Syllables picata, male dancing before 

 the female. His first pair of legs are "of a brilliantly iridescent steel-blue color." 



