Superfamily Argiopoidea 



behind, and with a depressed furrow slightly before the middle. 

 The abdomen is about twice as long as broad; the sides are slightly 

 convex, but hardly twice as broad in the middle as at the base; 

 at the basal third above there is a small conical hump or spine 





Fig. 562. MICRATHENA 

 GRACILIS, FEMALE 



Fig. 563. 

 MICRATHENA REDUVIANA 



on each side; and at the apex there are four conical spines. The 

 abdomen is black, marked with yellow spots, a double spot on 

 each side at the base, followed by four spots in a row on each 

 side, and there are other yellow spots. 



Family MIMETID^E (Mi-met'-i-dae) 



The Mimetids (Mi-met'ids) 



The name of the typical genus of this family Mimetus is 

 from the Greek mimetos, to be imitated or copied, and was sug- 



Fig. 564. TARSUS OF FIRST LEG OF MIMETUS INTERFECTOR 



gested by a mistaken belief that these spiders build a double 

 web like that of Theridium and that of Aranea connected. 

 The members of this family are very easily recognized b> 



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