INDEX 



275 



of fish, 209, 210 



of mouse, 165 



of vertebrates, 164 

 carabivorus, 31 

 Carboniferous Era, 99, 100 

 carolinensis, 202 

 Castianeira, 230 

 Castianeirae, 229 

 cavatus, 152 



Cave spiders, 162, 174, 230 

 cellulanus, 174, 258 

 Centruroldes, 16 

 Cephalothorax, 21, 22 

 Ceratinopsis, 171 

 Characteristics, 52 



of atypical tarantulas, 1 27 

 Chelicerae, 22, 23, 79, 107, 241 

 Chelifer cancroides, 17 

 Cherokee myth, 7 

 Chiggers, 18 

 chiritatlabua, 6, 248 

 Chiracanthium, 229 

 Chorion, 32 

 Chorizops, 116 

 Circulatory system, 13 

 Citharoceps, 233 

 clavipes, 185 

 Claw tufts, 142, 195, 219 



of the psechrids, 142 

 Claws, 23 

 Clubiona, 229, 262 

 Clubionidae, 229, 230 

 Clubionids, 229 

 Goad, B. R., 30 

 Cobwebs, 218 

 Cocoons, 34 



Coenothele gregalis, 145 

 Colonization, 30 

 Color change, 4, 226 

 Color differences, 71 

 Colulus, 26, 27 

 Comb-footed spiders, 57, 162 



capture of mouse, 165 



capture of vertebrates, 164 



comb of, 163 



commensal habits of, 167 



feeding of young, 164 



size or, 70, 166 



Commensal spiders, 145, 167, 168 

 Communal web, 167 

 communis, 172 

 Complete orb, 190 

 conferta, 184 

 Conophista, 94, 163, 167, 168 



cancellata, 169 



nephilae, 169 



trigona, 168 



Control agents, 237, 238 

 convictrix, 145 

 Coriarachne, 226 

 Cork door, no 

 Cork nest, 1 1 3 

 Cornicularia, 173 

 cornuta, 35 



Cosmopolitan spiders, 257, 258 

 Courtship, 68 



aggressiveness of certain web build- 

 ers, 89 



antics of, 83 



by sight, 74 



by touch of threads, 74 



explanation of, 75, 77 



finding the female, 74 



of Angelena pennsylvanica, 89 



of Argiope aurantia, 91 



of Atypus, 135 



of crab spiders, 79 



of Drassodes, 79 



of Euophrys monadnock, 88 



of Habrocestum pulex, 86 



of HabronattuSj 87 



of harvestmen, 95 



of hunters, 75 



of jumping spiders, 83 



of long-sighted hunters, 81 



of Lycosa gulosa, 82 



of Mastophora, 91 



of Metaphidippus capitatus, 85 



of Metepeira labyrinthea, 91 



of mites, 96 



of naeviaj 89 



of Pachygnatha, 79 



of Pardosa emertoni, 81 



of Pardosa milvina y 81 



of Pardosa modica, 81 



of Pardosa saxatilis, 81 



of Peckhamia picata, 85 



of Phidippus, 85 



of Pis aura mirabilis, 83 



of pseudoscorpions, 95 



of Schizocosa bilineata, 82 



of Schizocosa crassipes, 82 



of scorpions, 95 



of solpugid, 95 



of Theridion tepidariorum, 90 



of Tutelina elegans, 84 



of web spinners, 88 



of Xysticus, 80 



