306 J. H. Emerton- — Nev) England Epeiridce. 



from patCKjiata and sclo2^etaria. It resembles the lighter individuals 

 of sclopetaria in color, but differs in form. The abdomen is longer 

 and the legs shorter and stouter and the whole body is less hairy. 

 The cei)halothorax is reddish brown with a dark stripe each side and 

 a less distinct one in tlie middle. The legs are light brownish yel- 

 low with a dark ring at the end of each joint. The sides of the 

 abdomen are light. The folium is not much wider in front than 

 behind, and seldom has larger sjiots or other irregular markings at 

 the front end. The" folium is dark brown with a light stripe along 

 the middle, in which is a darker line indistinct e.vcept at the forward 

 end. 



This species is found from Massachusetts to Maryland. It lives 

 occasionally with sclopetaria about houses, bridges and fences but 

 more commonly on low bushes. In the daytime it seldom lives in 

 its web }ior does it hide in a nest near it, but oftener goes down to 

 the gi'ound or to a distant part of the plant. It is often found under 

 stones. It becomes adult late in the summer. Young are found 

 under leaves during the winter. I once saw the process of laying 

 the eggs and making the cocoon by this species. The spider first 

 made a bmich of loose silk under which it held itself and forced the 

 eggs upward into the middle of it. The eggs were soft and adhered 

 together and to the silk enough to stay in place while tiie spider 

 spun silk over them till they were entirely concealed. 



The male differs but little from the female, less than in the two 

 related species. 



Epeira trifolium iientz. 



I'LATE XXXIII, FIGURES 8, 8a, 86. Plate XXXV, figures 13, U, 21, 22. 



Large female from Salem, Mass., 18""" long; first leg, 27""". 

 Average female from Salem, Mass., 13""" long; first leg IS""". 



The colors of the female are very variable, some having the al^do- 

 men dark reddish brown, sometimes with a j)urplish tinge and others 

 various shades of gray to almost white without any markings on tlie 

 abdomen. White specimens kept in confinement have changed in a 

 few days to the usual reddish brown. The usual maikings on the 

 abdomen are four white spots near the four muscular pits, a median 

 row of white spots and several irregular transverse rows, all trace of 

 the edges of the folium being absent except in yonng imlividuals. 

 The under side of the abdomen is dark brown even in light colored 

 individuals, and the si'micircuhir bright yellow marks are absent 

 except in the young where they sometimes show. The cephalothorax 



