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THE COMMON SPIDERS 



dark lines on the hinder half of the abdomen and less distinct 

 longitudinal lines at the sides of the front half. 



The male is a fourth smaller than the female, with 

 a smaller abdomen and more slender legs, but the 

 same colors and markings. It is usually found under 

 bark or stones which it closely resem- 

 bles in color. 



Xysticus nervosus. — This is a pale 

 species, the females of which are nearly 

 as large as limbahis. The color is 

 light brownish 

 yellow, with 

 small spots of 

 lighter and 

 darker color scattered all 

 over the body, and there 

 are traces of the mark- 

 ings which are more 

 distinct in other 

 species (figs. 93, 94). 

 On the hinder half of 

 the abdomen are 

 three or four pairs of 



Figs. 91, 92. Xysticus ver y indistinct tranS- 

 gulosus. — 9 1, female. 



92, male. Both en- verse markings. The 



larged four times. legg ^ marked wkh 



irregular dark and light spots, without 



any distinct rings or markings, and the 



first and second pairs are darker than 



the others. In the male the first and 



second legs are twice as long as the 



third and longer and more slender than in the other species 



It lives on fences and under bark. 



94 



Xysticus nervosus. 



Figs. 93, 94. 

 — 93, female. 94, male, 

 enlarged four times. 



Both 



