Superfamily Argiopoidea 



stripe, which runs forward over the eyes of the corresponding 

 side; also on each side a very narrow marginal and a wider sub- 

 marginal blackish line; the median light band is narrower than 

 the dark bands enclosing it; between the eyes of the third and 

 second rows it is narrowed to a line but widens again above the 

 eyes of the first row. The ab- 

 domen is marked with a long- 

 itudinal black median band, the 

 edges of which are not notched 

 and which does not include light 

 spots as in the preceding species; 

 on each side of the median band 

 is a grayish brown stripe; exterior 

 to the gray stripes the sides are 

 covered with brown and grayish 

 brown intermingled in spots and 

 streaks. The body measures three 

 fifths inch or more in length. 



This is a widely distributed 

 species in the eastern half of the 

 United States. 



Lycosa frondicola (L. fron- 

 dic'o-la). — The cephalothorax is 

 dark brown above, with a median 

 light brown band, which is widest 

 just behind the eye-space, where 

 it is wider than the third row of 

 eyes. The abdomen is grayish 

 brown above; with the lanc- 

 eolate stripe faintly indicated, 

 and with indistinct chevrons on 

 the hinder part. The form of 

 the epigynum is shown in Fig. 720 d. The male measures two 

 fifths inch in length; the female, about one half inch. 



The range of this species includes the greater part of the 

 United States. It is common especially in the mountainous 

 portions of the country. It is found most frequently in and at 

 the edges of woods, among fallen leaves and sticks. 



Lycosa pratensis (L. pra-ten'sis). — This is a yellowish brown 

 species with indistinct light and dark markings. The cephalo- 



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Fig. 723. LYCOSA SCUTULATA 



