THE LINYPHIAD^E 



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343 



light with dark mark- 

 ings, as in nebulosa. The 

 legs are light brownish 

 yellow, with dark rings 

 on the ends and middle 

 of the femora and tibiae. 

 The epigynum is folded twice, as in nebu- 

 losa (fig. 343). The male palpi (fig. 344) 

 have a general resemblance to those of 

 nebulosa, but there are some distinct 

 differences. The tarsal hook is very 

 large and has a longer and narrower 

 point than nebulosa. The tarsus has on 

 the outer side near the base a conical 

 point roughened with short ridges. This 

 is more prominent in this species than in 

 nebulosa. It lives in cellars and similar 

 places often in company with nebulosa. 



Linyphia (Drapetisca) socialis. — This very 

 distinct species is marked with gray and 

 white and is often found on 

 the bark of trees without any 

 web. It is a tenth to an eighth 

 of an inch in length. The 

 cephalothorax is white with 

 black edges, a black spot in 

 front under the eyes, and a 

 black mark in the middle, from 

 which indistinct lines radiate 

 toward the edge. The abdo- 345 



men is widest JUSt behind the FlGS - 345, 346, 347- Lmyphia sociaUs.- 



J 345, markings of back of abdomen en- 

 middle (fig. 345). It is white, larged eight times. 346, side of female. 

 . . . 347, front of female showing eyes, man- 



mottled with gray, and has a dibies, and palpi. 



344 



Figs. 342, 343, 344. Liny- 

 phia minuta. — 342, side 

 of abdomen of female. 

 343> epigynum. 344, end 

 of palpus of male. 



