Superfamily Argiopoidea 



Neoscona vulgaris (N. vul-ga'ris). — This species presents 

 the typical markings of the genus and resembles the preceding 

 species in the triangular-oval form of the abdomen. But it is 

 smaller than N. benjamina, the adult females usually measuring 



Fig. 531. CENTRE OF WEB OF NEOSCONA ARABESCA 



about two fifths inch in length. The most distinctive char- 

 acteristic is the form of the epigynum (Fig. 536), which is short, 

 not much longer than its width at the base. 



This is a widelv distributed species; but it is not common 

 in the North. 



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