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Araneua sericatus Clerck. 



Araneus sclopetarius Clerck. Sv. Spindl., 1757, p. 43. 

 A male and a female from Wild Cat creek, October 19. 

 Araneus aranatua Walck. 



Epeira aranata Walck. Ins. Apt., II, l837-'47, p. 133. 



Common in the woods about Manhattan in the midsummer months. 

 Araneus stellatus Walck. 



Plectana stellata Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 171. 



Common in the grass and low bushes in August. Specimens, from Man- 

 hattan, Stockton, and Wallace. Young taken in sweeping until late in 

 the fall. 

 Araneus labyrintheus Hentz. 



Epeira labyrinthea Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, p. 471. 



Apparently rare. Two females taken in one locality near Manhattan, Au- 

 gust 13. 

 Araneus pratensis Hentz. 



Epeira pratensis Hentz. Journ. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, p. 475. 



Several females collected from webs on tall grass at Manhattan, October 13. 

 Araneus conspicellatus Walck. 



Epeira conepicellata Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 58. 



One female, not fully grown, taken near Manhattan, September 21. 

 Araneus benjamini Walck. 



Araneus benjamini Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 42. 



Our most conspicuous orb weaver. Found in the woods and about houses. 

 Varies considerable in color and size. Mature specimens from several 

 localities, in August. 

 Araneus eustalus Walck. 



Epeira eustala Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 37. 



A common species. Specimens from Hays, Stockton, and Manhattan, in 

 July and August. 

 Araneus gibberosus, Hentz. 



Epeira gibberosa Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist.. V, 1845, p. 457. 



A considerable number of specimens from Manhattan, August 17, and from 

 Stockton, August 28. 

 Araneus thaddeus Hentz. 



Epeira thaddeus Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, p. 473. 

 Two females collected on Prospect hill, near Manhattan, September 21. 

 Araneus pegnia Walck. 



Araneus pegnia Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 80. 



But a single specimen, female, collected near Lawrence, in July. 

 Araneus trivittatus, Keyser. 



Epeira trivittata Keyser. Beschr. n. Orbit., Sitz. d. leis in Dresden, p. 95. 

 Fairly common in the eastern part of the state. Mature females taken at 

 Lawrence in June and September. 

 Araneus sing.ieformis, sp. nov. (plate XXIX, figs. 4, 5, 6). 



This email orb weaver is of the type usually referred to the genus Singa, a 



group whose species Simon includes in the genus Araneus. 

 Female. — Length, 4-5 mm. The abdomen is oval, moderately high and sym- 

 metrical in outline. It projects some distance over the cephalothorax. 



