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Plate III. Gasteracantha maura McCook. Female. 



This species was collected on sage brush which grew on the hills 

 and bluffs at Laguna Beach. The web was a small orb and spun 

 right near the top of the bushes. Collectors could not fail to see 

 these small spots of bright color hanging as it seemed in midair 

 among the bushes. 



The specimens collected differed in color and color pattern. The 

 color on the abdomen varied from dark orange to light lemon 

 yellow. The black spots on the upper edge of the abdomen and 

 on the lower tubercle are sometimes fused together, the ones on the 

 upper edge making an irregular line, while those on the tubercle 

 make a large, irregular spot. This species was fairly common 

 and abundantly collected in July. It has been collected in Clare- 

 mont also, but not so abundantly. 



(Contribution from the Zoological Laboratory of Pomona College) 



