Superfamily Argiopoidea 



inch in length. It resembles a Tegenaria in colouration, the ab- 

 domen being marked with transverse, strongly recurved, black 

 stripes. 



Genus CRYPHCECA (Cry-phce'ca) 



The spiders of this genus agree with Cicurina in the form of 

 the hind spinnerets, of the labium, and in the number of the eyes; 

 but differ in that the clypeus is not wider than the anterior lateral 

 eyes, and in having the anterior median eyes much smaller than 

 the anterior lateral eyes (Fig. 680). 



Only two species have been found in our fauna, one in New 

 England, and one in the State of Washington 



Fig. 680. FACE OF CRYPHCECA Fig. 681. CRYPHCECA 



MONTANA, FEMALE MONTANA, FEMALE 



(after Emcrton) I Emcrton) 



Cryphoeca montana (C. mon-ta'na) .— -This species has been 

 described recently by Emerton ('09) from specimens taken on 

 Mount Washington and elsewhere in New England. The male 

 is one sixth inch in length, the female, one eighth. The colours are 

 translucent white and gray; the cephalothorax has a narrow 

 black edge and broken, radiating, dark marks; the abdomen is 

 marked with a series of oblique light spots in pairs (Fig. 68i). 



Cryphoeca peckhami (C. peck'ha-mi j -This species, which 

 is found in the State of Washington, closely resembles the pre- 

 ceding. 



Genus HAHNIA (Hah'ni-a) 



The spiders of this and the following genus are sharply dis- 

 tinguished by the arrangement of the spinnerets, which are in 

 a single transverse row (Fig. 682); the longer hind spinnerets 

 occupy the ends of the row, and the fore spinnerets are between 



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