ARANEA. SPIDER. 
Generic Character, 
Pedes octo. . 
Oeuli Qcto ’^ rarius sex. 
Os tiiiguibus, seu retiiiaciilis 
duobus. 
Palpi dao articulati; mas- 
culis genitalibus capit^ti.; 
Anus papillis textoriis. 
Legs bight. 
Eyes eight ; sometimes six. 
furnished with two 
hooks or holders. i 
two, jointed, the tips 
of which, in the male, 
distinguish the se:^. 
Abdomen terminated by pa- 
pillae or teats, , through 
which the insect draws its 
thread. 
A HE very extensive genu^ Aranea may be dis- 
tributed into several sections according to the 
shape or habit of body, or according to the posi- 
tion of the eyes, which are differently placed in 
the different families. I shall at present however 
mention only a few of the most remarkable species, 
without any particular division of the genus. 
One of the largest of the European spiders is 
the Aranea Diadema of ^Linnaeus, which is ex- 
tremely common in our own country, and is 
chiefly seen during the autumnal season in gar- 
dens, &c. The body of this species, when full 
