INDEX. 



477 



Peal, :Mr. S. E., 319, 321. 



Peckham, Prof. George W. and JKlizal)eth G., 

 16, 21, 31, 33, 50, 51, 54, 60, 151, 187, 188, 

 189, 198, 199, 201, 295, 299, 301, 304, 305, 

 323, 328, 332, 333, 335, 337, 343, 357, 358, 

 365, 371, 372, 376, 440, 441, 442. 

 Pellisson, M., 307. 

 Penny, Rev. C. W., 369. 

 Pepsis formosa, 384, 414. 

 Perils of spiders, 378. 

 Pezomachus, 395, 398. 

 Pezomachus dimidiatus, 390. 

 Pezomachus gracilis, 396. 

 Pezomachus meabilis, 131. 

 Pliidippus frenatus, 467. 

 Phidippus galathea, 182. 

 Pliidippus jonsonii, 331. 

 Phidippus morsitans, 33, 59, 148, 189, 190, 295, 



335, 350, 351, 397. 

 Phidippus opifex, 149, 150. 

 Phidippus rufus, 33, 59, 167. 

 Philanthropy, spider, 400. 

 Phiteus militaris, 31, 32, 53, 57, 332. 

 Philodrominfe, 147. 

 Pliilodi-omus fallax, 370. 

 I'hilodrouuis microcephalus, 407. 

 Philodromus raollitor, 151. 

 Pholcus phalangioides, 120, 186, 222, 236. 

 Physical vigor, 63, 

 Pigment, 341, 349, 351. 

 Pike, Col. Nicholas, 397. 

 Pinites succinifer, 462. 

 Pirata piraticus, 198. 

 Pittidffi, 362. 



Pliny on gossamer showers, 274. 

 Poison of wasps, 382. 

 Pollock, Frederick, Esq., 188, 209, 228. 

 Polyspliincta carlionaria, 391. 

 Pompilus annulatus, 445. 

 Pompilus formosus ; see Pepsis formosa. 

 Portage of cocoon, 119, 120, 153. 

 Presbyterian and Reformed Review, 282. 

 Prey, capturing, 70, 280, 368. 

 Preyer, Dr., 437. 

 Priocnemus pomilius, 384. 

 Proctotrupids, 397. 

 Prosthesima ecclesiastica ; see Herpj-lhis ec- 



clesiasticus. 

 Protection, 192; by colors, 338; of female 



during courtship, 57. 

 Protective architecture, 402, 409 ; forms, 358 ; 



habits, 378 ; resemblance, 375. 

 Protolycosa anthrocophila, 450, 454. 

 Psalistops melanophygia, 140. 

 Pseudidiops opifex, 356. 



Pucetia aurora, 147, 149, 241. 



Pugnacity of males, 32. 



Purseweb spiders, 356; see Atypus abliotii. 



Quails eat ants, 3(iL'. 

 Queen of ants, 427. 



Rats eat spiders, 380. 



Ray spider, 2SS, 460; see Theridiosonui radi- 



osum. 

 Rearing spiders artifu-ially, 211'.. 

 Red color preferred liy spiders, 344. 

 Rennie, Mr., 433. 

 Resins, 463. 

 Retitelariffi, 434. 

 Rhytidicolus structor, 139. 

 Riley, Dr. C. V,, 362. 

 Riimer, Mr., 453. 

 Romanes, G. J., 441, 444. 

 Russian spiders, 289. 



Saitis pulex, 51, 397. 



Saltigrades, 30, 180, 434, 466 ; lirilliant eyes of, 



287; cocoons of, 148; cocoon making, 167; 



sense of smell, 299 ; sight of, 295. 

 Samland, 462, 463, 469. 

 Sanborn, F. G., 154. 

 San Domingo, 142. 

 Sauvages, Abbe, 64, 414. 

 Scales of colors, 351. 

 Scelioninse, 397. 

 Schindler, Anthon, 307. 

 Schiodte, Mr. J. C, 453. 

 Scorpions, 315 ; stridulating, 316. 

 Scudder, Prof. S. H., 148, 226, 315, 446, 447, 448, 



450, 452, 455, 457, 458, 459. 

 Scytodes thoracica, 120. 

 Season, influences of 209. 

 Secretiveness, 355. 

 Seebach, Herr, 458. 

 Segestria, 466. 

 Segestria canities, 135, 136. 

 Segestria nana, 467. 

 Segmentation, 349. 

 Self protection, 353, 354, 404. 

 Senses of spiders, 283, 314. 

 Sex, influence on color, 328, 332. 

 Sexes, numerical projiortion of, 69 ; relative 



size of, 24. 

 Shaler, Prof, 154. 

 Shamming death, 440. 



Shamrock spider, 17, 28; see Epeira tri folium. 

 Sharp, Dr. David, 429. 

 Sheep eat spiders, 380. 

 Showers of gossamer, 274, 275. 



