1868.] 109 .^ [Hentz. 



arranged 1, 2, 4. 3. A'^ery common in damp woods. Taken in Sep- 

 tember, October and December. 



Epeira maura. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 



Epeira mitrata. Fig. 22, eyes. Sometimes there are no trans- 

 verse bands on the abdomen, and then the black dots, about twenty 

 in number, are more distinct. 



Epeira nivea. Fig. 48, eyes. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 '• obesa. Fig. 46, eyes. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 " ? pentagona. Fig. 20, eyes. The first and second 

 pairs of legs are much longer than the fourth. 

 Epeira placida. Fig. 30, eyes. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 



" pratensis. Legs and cephalothorax immaculate, yellow; 

 legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. Taken in July. 



Epeira prompta. Fig. 47, eyes. «, specimen from Massachu- 

 setts ; 6, specimen from Alabama ; legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. Taken in 

 Massachusetts in June. 



Epeira riparia. Fig. 121, abdomen beneath. 

 " rubella. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 " rubens. A specimen was found corresponding in every 

 respect except in having two obscure spots near the end of the abdo- 

 men. Taken in Alabama October 13th, on grass, beginning to throw 

 threads from one blade to another; another was found in June, 

 slightly larger than is indicated by the side lines in the Boston Jour- 

 nal of Natural History, Vol. V., pi. xxxi, fig. 18. Legs arranged 

 1,27T, 3. 



Epeira rugosa. Fig. 122, lateral view of spider after impreg- 

 nation. Legs arranged in some specimens 4, 1, 2, 3, in others 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 Diurnal in its habits. Taken in July and August. 

 Epeira sanguinalis. Fig. 62, eyes. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 " scutulata. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 " septima. The hair is yellow. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 It makes a very high web. Taken in September. 



Epeira spiculata. Fig. 31, eyes; fig. 94, trophi. Legs ar- 

 ranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 



Epeira stellata. Fig. 89, eyes. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 



sutrix. Fig. 70, eyes; fig. 95, trophi. Legs arranged 

 1, 2, 4, 3. 



Epeira Thaddeus. A specimen was found in October, larger 

 than the drawing given in the Boston Journal of Natural History, 

 Vol. v., pi. xxxi, fig. 6, but the abdomen was nearly white instead of 

 green. 

 Epeira trifolium. Legs arranged 1 , 2, 4, 3. 

 «' verrucosa. Legs arranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 

 " vulgaris. Fig. 88, eyes; fig. 103, trophi. Legs ar- 

 ranged 1, 2, 4, 3. 



