NO. 1253. SOME ARACHXIDA FROM rORTO RICO— BANKS. 221 
ARGIOPE ARGENTATA Fabricius. 
Aravea argentafa Fabkicii's, Entoni. Syst., II, 1775, p. 414. 
Argiopes fenestrirmx Kovii, Die Arach., V, 1839, p. 155. 
Several specimens: Culebra Island, Februaiy; Aguadilla, January; 
San Jiian, January 1-10, and Utado, April 7 (Richmond). A larg-e and 
well-known cosmotropical spider. 
ARGIOPE FASTUOSA Olivier. 
AranriiK fdstno.ms Olivier, Encycl. Metli., II, 1789, p. 202. 
Epeira fasciata Hentz, Jour. Bost. Soc. N. H., V, 1847, p. 468. 
Argiope transversa Emertox, Trans. Conn. Acad., VI, 1884, p. 330. 
Two females from San Juan, January 1-10. Common in the United 
States and Mexico. 
NEPHILA WILDER! McCook. 
Nephila uilderi McCook, Anier. 8pi(l., Ill, 1893, p. 251. 
Xepkild plu)itq)e.s Kocii, Die Arach., YI, 1839, p. 138 (not of Latreille). 
Two specimens from Aguadilla, January. 
EPEIRA LABYRINTHEA Hentz. 
Epeira labyrinthea Hentz, Jour. Bost. Soc. N. H., V, 1847, p. 471. 
Epeira rectangula Nicolet, Gay's Hist. d. Chile, Zool., Ill, 1849, p. 500. 
Several specimens: Culebra Island, February; Aguadilla, January, 
and Viegues Island, March 27 (Richmond). 
EPEIRA THEISII Walckenaer. 
Epeira theisii Walckenaer, Aptdres, II, 1842, p. 53. 
Epeira mangarera Walckenaer, Apteres, IV, 1847, p. 469. 
Manj^ specimens: Culebra Island, January; Aguadilla, January; 
Bayamon, January; Ma3'aguez, January, and El Yungue, February 
11>. This is smaller and more slender than E. oaxensls Keyserling, 
and I think ditferent, although small specimens of the latter look much 
like large specimens of the former. Widel}" distributed throughout 
the Tropics. 
EPEIRA BALAUSTINA McCook. 
Epeira halanalina McCook, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1880, p. 198. 
Epeira purpuranrens Cambridge, Biol. Cent.-Amer., Arach. -Aran., I, 1889, p. 33. 
One female from San Juan, Januaiy 1-10. Known from Florida 
and Mexico. 
EPEIRA FUSCO-VITTATA Keyserling. 
Epeira fusco-vittata Keyserling, Sitzungsber. d. Isis, Dresden, 1863, p. 129. 
Cydosa thorelli McCook, Amer. Spid., Ill, 1893, p. 228. 
A male from San Juan, Januar}' 1-10; a female from Utado, Janu- 
ary. Distributed throug-hout the West Indian region. 
