THE THERIDID^E 



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a sixth of an inch long. The cephalothorax is nearly as high 

 in the middle as it is long and slopes at a sharp angle under 

 the front of the abdomen (fig. 317). The head is lower than the 

 middle of the thorax, and the front middle eyes project beyond 

 the mandibles. The abdomen is as high as long and has a pair 

 of humps on the highest part. The cephalothorax is light 

 yellow, with a dark irregular stripe on each side and a middle 

 line crossed by a crescent-shaped mark on the highest part. 

 The abdomen is white, with brown spots of various shapes. 

 The front half of each hump is dark brown, and a dark line 

 extends from there down the sides (fig. 316). At the back of 

 the abdomen are several transverse stripes, which are some- 

 times reddish. Stiff brown hairs are scattered all over the 

 abdomen. The legs are ringed with brown and yellow, and 

 have coarse brown hairs and long spines on the tibia and tarsus, 

 which is unusual in this family. It is found under stones and 

 in winter under leaves in woods. It lives also in Europe. 



