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Observations. This aa'ouIcI appear to be an obscure species, 

 and not easily distinguished from E. vulgaris ; but, being first 

 [474] described in South CaroHna, then seen in North Caro- 

 hna several years afterwards, I consider it as a distinct species. 

 It is perfectly inactive in the daytime, living chiefly on coleop- 

 terous insects, which it binds up in a few minutes with a strong 

 web of silk. 



Habitat. Southern Atlantic States. 



[PI. 18, fig. 81, eyes. Legs arranged 1. 2. 4. 3. Supple- 

 ment.^ 



15. Epeira maura. 



PI. 13, fig. 8. 



Description. Rufous ; abdomen oval, black, highly glossy, 

 with yellow spots,- underneath blackish, spotted with yellow- 

 ish ; feet varied with black rings. A middle-sized species. 



Observations. This very distinct species was usually found 

 in the vicinity of streams of water. 



Habitat. Alabama. April, May, September. 



[Legs arranged 1. 2. 4. 3. Supplement.'] 



16. Epeira nivea. 



PI. 13, fig. 9. 



Description. White above and beneath ; abdomen nearly 

 orbicular, with an oval blackish spot on the disc. 



Observations. This spotless species is remarkable for its pale 

 color, and in that respect approaches E. alba., but it diifers from 

 it by the form of its abdomen, and by its more slender legs. 



Habitat. Alabama. July. 



[PI. 18, fig. 48, eyes. Legs arranged 1. 2. 4. 3. Supple- 

 ment.] 



17. Epeira? hamata. 



PI. 13, fig. 10. 



Description. Whitish ; abdomen with a blackish band broad 

 at base, and terminating in a point before the apex ; feet (in 



