Superfamily Argiopoidea 



This spider has been found in several caves in Kentucky. 



Nesticus augustinus (N. au-gus-ti'nus). — The body of the fe- 

 male measures nearly one fourth inch in length. The cephalothorax 

 and legs are yellow; the abdomen light yellowish gray, marked 

 with little flecks and also with brownish points bearing the 

 hairs. 



This species was found in the cellars of Fort St. Augustine, 

 Fla. It is the Gaucelmus augustinus of Kevserling. 



Nesticus cavicola (N. ca-vic'o-la). — Only the maie of this 

 species has been described. This is very small, measuring only 

 one sixteenth inch in length. It is wholly pale whitish, clothed 

 with long bristly hairs. It has only six eyes, the anterior median 

 eyes are not visible. 



This spider was found in a cave in Arizona. 



Genus AZ1L1A (A-zil'i-a) 



The eight eyes are all large; the posterior median eyes are a 

 little larger than the posterior lateral; and the four posterior 

 eyes are nearly equally distant from each other. The abdomen 

 is rounded in front, narrowed and sloping behind. 



The following is our only known species. 



A{ilia vagepida (A. vag-e-pic'ta). — The female measures 

 nearly one half inch in length. It was described from Georgia. 

 No observations have been published regarding its habits. 



Simon states that some species of A^ilia, which he observed 

 in Venezuela, live in the darkest parts of forests, under damp rocks, 

 and spin an orb-web, which has a large free zone between the hub 

 and the viscid spiral. 



Genus DOLICHOGNATHA (Dol-i-chog'na-tha) 



The lateral eyes of each side are separated by fully the 



diameter of one of them; the anterior median eyes are larger than 



the anterior lateral; the posterior median eyes are small, close 



together and widely separated from the posterior lateral eyes. 



The anterior metatarsi are armed with a series of setre below. 



The following is our only described species. 



Dolichognatha tuberculata (I), tu-ber-cu-la'ta). — The female 

 measures one eighth inch in length. The cephalothorax is nearly 



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