Superfamily Argiopoidea 



in moss, or more rarely under bark; that their web consists of 

 close white tissue, of the aspect of a long irregular ribband; and 

 that their cocoons are discoid, entangled in the tissue of the 

 web, and are often covered with particles of earth or of moss. 



Eleven species are listed from our fauna; all of these are 

 from the eastern half of the United States. 



Fig. 675. 



HEAD AM) CHELICERjE 



OF CCELOTES 



m iH*i 



Fig. 676. 

 EPIGYNUM OF CCELOTES FIDELIS 



Fig. 677. 

 CCELOTES FIDELIS, MALE 



Ccelotes fidelis (C. fi-de'lis). — This common species ran be 

 taken as an example of the species of this genus. The length 

 of the body is a little less than one half inch. The cephalothorax 

 is yellow-brown, with radiating dark bands; the abdomen is 

 nearly white, with many dark spots and lines. The form of the 

 epigynum of the female is shown by Fig. 676; and Fig. 677 

 represents the male. 



Genus CICURINA (Cic-u-ri'na) 



This and the two following genera differ from the preceding 

 genera in having the apical segment of the hind spinnerets much 



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