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Pardosa sternalis Thorell. 



Lycosa Bternalis Thor. Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. Terr., Ill, No. 2, 1877, p. 504. 

 Two Bpecimens taken at Wallace, July IG. 

 Pardosa albopatella Emerton. 



Pardosa albopatella Emerton. Trans. Conn. Acad., VI, 1885, p. 497. 

 One male taken at Lawrence in May. 



Family Oxyopid.e. 

 Oxyopes salticus Hentz. 



Oxyopes salticus Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, p. 196. 

 Specimens from Manhattan, Waconda and Stockton in August. 



Family Agelenid^.. 

 Tegenaria domestica Clerck. 



Araneus domesticue Clerck. Sv. Spindl., 1757, p. 76. 

 Common in basements and cellars. 

 Coras medicinalis Hentz. 



Tegenaria medicinalis Hentz. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., II, p. 53. 



Common. Mature specimens taken under rocks or trash in the winter 

 and spring. Cocoons observed in webs May 4. 

 Agelena naevia Walck. 



Agelena na?via Walck. Ins. Apt., II, 1837-'47, p. 24. 



Abundant over the state. Mature males and females first taken August 13. 



Family Theridid.e. 

 Steatoda borealis Hentz. 



Steatoda borealis Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., VI, 1850, p. 274. 

 Common about Manhattan. Females in webs with cocoons, May 9. 

 Teutana triangulosa Walck. 



Teutana triangulosa Walck. Faune Paris, II, p. 207. 



This species observed only in the basement of buildings on the State 

 Agricultural College grounds. 

 Theridion tepidariorum Koch. 



Theridium tepidariorum Koch. Die Arach., 1836-'48, VIII, p. 75. 

 A common cobweb weaver in all parts of the state. 

 Theridion murarium Emerton. 



Theridium murarium Emerton. Trans. Conn. Acad., VI, 1882, p. 11. 

 A male and a female from Wild Cat creek, June 15. 

 Latrodectus mactans Fabricius. 



Latrodectus mactans Fabricius. Entom. Syst., II, 1775, p. 410. 



One male from Hays, July 12, two from Wallace, September 1, and one 

 from Manhattan, September 20. Cocoons in webs in each case. 



Family Pisaurid^. 

 Dolomedes rufus De Geer. 



Aranea rufa De Geer. Hist. Insect., 1776, VII, p. 319. 



A number of specimens from Manhattan and Delphos during the spring 

 and summer. Also taken under'bark in the winter. Nests containing 

 cocoons observed in June. 

 Dolomedes sexpunctatus Hentz. 



Dolomedes sexpunctatus Hentz. Jour. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., V, 1845, p. 191. 

 Young spiders of this species from the glacial swamps about St. George, 

 October 15. 



