240 Kansas Academy of Science. 



LOCAL RECORDS OF ARACHNIDS PERSONALLY COL- 

 LECTED IN KANSAS AND TEXAS.* 



By E. S. Tucker, Bureau of Entomolog'y, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



A NUMBER of Arachnids collected by myself in two localities, 

 -^-^ one being Lawrence, Kan., and the other Piano, Tex., are 

 herewith listed for local comparison. No special effort was made 

 for collecting these creatures, and only such specimens as happened 

 to be noticed at odd times were taken. The collection of the Kan- 

 sas specimens preceded that from Piano, Tex., which were obtained 

 during the season of 1907. 



With further regard to the Kansas spiders, a revision of the 

 specific names as given by Mr. T. H. Scheffer is made to conform 

 so far as possible with the "Catalogue of Nearctic Spiders," by Mr. 

 Nathan Banks (Bull. 72, U. S. Nat. Mus.). The list includes the 

 following species: 



Family Clubionid^. 

 Trachelas tranquilla Htz. September, from beehive infested with wax- 

 worms and moths {Galleria mellonella L.). 

 Anyphaena gracilis Htz. September. 



Family Agelenid^, 

 Agelena nsevia Walck. August and September. 



Family Theridhd^. 

 Theridium tepidariorum Koch. September. 

 Teutana triangulosa Walck. July, August and September. 



Family Tetragnathid^. 

 Tetragnatha extensa L. May and June. 



Family Epeirid.e. 

 Leucauge hortorum Htz. June, July and August. 

 Cyclosa conica Pal. July. 



Mangora gibberosa Htz. August and September. 

 Epeira gigas Leach. October, web spanning window. 



domiciliorum Htz. August and September. 



globosa Keys. July. 



ocellata Clerck April; and July, August and September, occurring 

 near electric lights on bridge. 



trivittata Keys. September. 



verrucosa Htz. August. 

 Plectana stellata Htz. April. 

 Argiope trifasciata Forsk. July, September and October. 



* Published by permission of the chief of the Bureau of Entomologry, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



