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ARGIOPIDAE. ARGIOPINAE. 



234. Araneus variabilis (Einerton) Simon. 



Shiga variabilis Einerton, Trans. Conn, acad., 1884, vol. 6, 

 p. 322, pi. 34, fig. 16, pi. 37, figs. 19, 20, 21. "Peak's Island, 

 Portland, Me. ; Eastern Massachusetts; New Haven, Conn." 



Me. — Portland, Monhegan, Moosehead Lake. 

 N. H. — Franconia. 



Mass. — Ipswich, Blue Hill, Hyde Park, Sharon. 

 Conn. — New Haven. 



235. INIiCRATHENA GRACiLE (Walckenaer) Simon. 



Pleciana gracilis Walckenaer, Ins. apteres, 1837, vol. 2, p. 193. 

 "Caroline, Georgie." 



Epeira nigosa Hentz, Bost. journ. nat. hist., 1848, vol. 6, p. 21, 

 pi. 3, fig. 10; ed. Burgess, p. 124, pi. 14, fig. 10, pi. 19, fig. 122. 



Acrosoma rugosa (Hentz). Emerton, Trans. Conn, acad., 1884, 

 vol. 6, p. 326, pi. 38, fig. 10. 



Conn. — New Haven. 



236. Micrathena reduvianum (Walckenaer) Simon. 



Pleciana reduviana Walckenaer, Ins. apteres, 1837, vol. 2, p. 201, 

 "Georgie — Marais de Papaw." 



Epeira miirata Hentz, Bost. journ. nat. hist., 1848, vol. 6, p. 22, 

 pi. 3, fig. 11; ed. Burgess, p. 125, pi. 14, fig. 11, pi. 18, fig. 22. 



Acrosoma miirata (Hentz). Emerton, Trans. Conn, acad., 1884, 

 vol. 6, p. 327, pi. 38, fig. 9. 



Conn. — New Haven. 



237. Micrathena sagittatum (Walckenaer) Simon. 

 Pleciana sagiiiata Walckenaer, Ins. apteres, 1837, vol. 2, p. 174. 



"Georgie. Prise dans un champ de riz pr^s de Briar-Creek- 

 Swamp." 



