Clubiona, (Latr.). 



Eyes 8, in two rows curved variously ; legs 1. 4. 2. 3. or 

 4. 2. 1. 3. or 4. I. 2. 3. lingua truncated. Ai'ane'ides forminor 

 silk tubes in leaves which they twist, or under the bark of 

 trees. Six species. Most species fly about in the air, by 

 means of a long thread, at the end of which they suspend 

 themselves, and which is borne by the wind, sometimes raising 

 them to a great height. 



Tegenaria, (Walck.). At'atiea, (Latr.). 



Eyes 8, PI. 14, fig. 31 ; legs 4. 1. 2. 3. Making in houses, 

 cellars and other dark places, the common webs, which are 

 spread horizontally, [103] and have a tube, usually concealed 

 in a hole or crevice, for the reception of the spider. This is 

 the common house spider, the web of which is narcotic, and 

 has been administered internally in some cases of fever with 

 success. It is also eifectual in stopping the blood of cuts and 

 slight wounds. Two species only are known to me. 



Agi>lena, (Walck.). Aranea, (Latr.). 



Eyes 8, PL 12, fig. 1 ; legs 4. 1. 2. 3. Making in the fields 

 webs which are spread horizontally, and at the upper part of 

 which is a tube for the retreat of the spider. Two species. 

 Differs from the preceding only in the arrangement of the eyes, 

 and in its preferring the open air to dark retreats. 



Theridium, (Walck.). 



Eyes 8, PI. 16, figs. 1, 2, 4 ; legs 1. 4. 2. 3. lingua short; 

 maxillae elongated, inclined over the lingua. Making a web 

 formed of threads crossed irregularly in every direction. Five 

 species. One of them, Theridium verecundum (my catalogue), 

 is entirely glossy black, except two crimson spots under the ab- 



