448 J. H. Emerton—New England Spiders of 
Dictyna rubra, new sp. 
Pu. IX, FIGURE 7. 
Female 2°5™" long. The color is more red than in the other 
species. The cephalothorax and legs are light orange-brown. The 
abdomen is darker reddish brown, with several yellow cross lines on 
the hinder half, and in some individuals a yellow patch on the front 
half. The sternum, maxille, and mandibles are light, like the legs. 
The male palpi are moderately large. The tibia is a little longer 
than wide, and as thick at the base as at the tip. The two-spined 
process is on the upper side of the tibia, close to the base. It is as 
long as the tibia is thick. The tarsus is small. PI. 1x, fig. 7. 
The abdomen is more pointed behind than in most species. | 
It lives on plants, but I do not know its web. Common in eastern 
Massachusetts and around New Haven, Conn. 
Dictyna cruciata, new sp. 
Pu. IX, FIGURES 6, 6a. 
This is the lightest colored species. The cephalothorax of the 
female is yellowish white in the middle and light brown at the sides. 
In the male the whole cephalothorax is dull yellow. 
The abdomen is white in the middle, the color spreading down the 
middle of each side, forming in many individuals a cross-shaped 
marking (PI. 1x, fig. 6). The sides are light brown. The legs are 
yellowish white. 
The male palpi are large and the palpal organs wide. ‘The tibia is 
short, not much longer than wide, and the two spines are short and 
on a low process of the tibia. Pl. rx, fig. 6a. 
Eastern Mass. ; New Haven, Conn. 
Dictyna volupis Keyserling, Zoé]. Botan. Gesell., Vienna, 1882. 
PL, IX, FIGURES 8 TO 8c. 
This is one of our most common spiders throughout the summer. 
It lives under leaves and between the twigs of trees and shrubs of 
all kinds, making small and thin webs. 
The female is about 3™" long. The legs and front part of the 
cephalothorax are yellowish white. The sides of the cephalothorax 
are brown. The abdomen has usually an irregular light yellow 
marking in the middle and is light brown or reddish at the sides. 
Pl. rx, fig. 8. Some individuals are without the yellowish marking 
on the back and have the abdomen brownish all over, covered with 
whitish hairs. The reddish markings all become redder in alcohol. 
The sternum and under side of the abdomen are light yellow. 
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