ENTOMOLOGICflL NEWS 



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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICflL SECTION 



ACADK.MY Hi' NATURAL si [KM Ks, PII I LA I 'KLI'I I I \. 



VOL. X. 



FKIUM'ARY, IS! Ml. 



Xo. 2. 



CONTENTS: 



Hancock The Cast Le-building Spider 23 

 Kincaid The I'svHiodida- of bhe 



Pacific Coast :n 



Baker On Two Nr\v ;-iid <inc I'iv- 



viously Known l-'li ;i -7 



Brunei 1 A New ( 'mion-ph.' In- :!* 



Lovell Physiological Species .\-.'i;i :;;i 



Kditorial , . 



Notrs and News J- 



Kntoinolo<_:iral Litrrat lire I" 



I lohr-lS of Surirtir* -M 



Wa i> . - a n Engineer fi - 



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THE CASTLE-BUILDING SPIDER, 



r,\ Di;. J. L. IF \\COCK. 

 ffiixfrulinitN /ii/ I/if .litf/inr. 



The sandy wastes bnrdcrinji-ilic hnvcr end of Lake Michigan. 

 in Xorthern Illinois. ;;i-c inluiliitrd \>\ several species of tube- 

 constructing spidei-s. Though ;iny one ot the forms occurring 

 here would re])a> study, lor Hie present I will consider a spe- 

 -ie> which, from the peculiar liahit of build ing a little castle or 

 nest at the opening to the lube, makes it of more than ordi 

 nary interest. This Lycosid is likely to be taken at first glance 

 for the turret spiders L. t/rrnico/n or L. Inrrirn/d, but it is 

 quite distinct from either of them. The spider is equally c\ 

 pert whether engaged as a carpenter, \\ea\er. mason or digger, 

 all of which att ribiiles she brings 1o bear some 1 ime or other 

 in making her completed retreat. The female shown in the 

 illustration. Fig. 1. is al\\a\s found in the burrows when du.u 

 out of the ground, unless some mishap has overtaken her. 



In the Fall oflS!H> I found my wa\ into an uncultivated lot 

 where weeds in profusion had unbounded -.\\ -\\ . cenchrus 

 being particular!;, in e\ idence. Patches of high grass, sedges 

 and ragweeds made I he open lax of ground a paradise of run 

 uiug spiders. Here it \\asthe castle- building species seemed 

 perfectly at home, shoxviug its \arie(l accom])lishmeuts to best 



