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27. Epeira gibberosa. 

 PI. 13, fig. 20. 



Description. Pale yellowish green, body covered with round 

 yellow dots ; eephalothorax elevated in the middle ; abdomen 

 yellowish above, with three longitudinal and several diagonal 

 lines purplish black, and three or four transverse orange lines, 

 underneath greenish with blackish lines and small whitish spots ; 

 feet hairy, 1. 4. 2. 3. in all specimens. A species of moderate 

 size. [478.] 



Observations. This very distinctly marked species is by no 

 means common, dwelling in low grassy places, and making 

 sometimes perpendicular, sometimes horizontal webs. Except 

 in the respective length of its feet, it is related to E. hortorum. 



Habitat. Alabama. September, October. 



[PI. 18, fig. 11, eyes. Supplement.] 



[$, length 3.6 mm. ; thorax 1.7 mm. ; legs 7, 6.4, 4.8, 7. 

 d", " 3 mm.; thorax 1.5 mm.; legs 6.7, 5.3, 3.4, 5.8. 

 PI. 21, fig. 6, palpus of <S. 



Holyoke, Mass, July 4; <J and ? ; Groveland, Mass., July 16, d" and ? ; 

 Beverly, Mass., Aug. 13. j. n. e.] 



Tribe III. Elongatjs Cylindrioe. Body elongated, cylin- 

 drical. 



28. Epeira directa. 

 PI. 13, fig. 21. 



Description. Pale testaceous ; abdomen oblong, with three 

 or four parallel rufous lines on each side of a central one which 

 alone reaches the base. 



Observations. This spider is found generally near water, 

 where it makes a perpendicular web on Ioav bushes. When 

 approached, it drops down and remains motionless where it falls. 

 Its body is very soft. The same was found in Alabama, differ- 

 ing only in having about four minute blackish dots on the sec- 

 ond line from the central one on the abdomen. 



Habitat. South Carolina, Alabama. 



