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ijuadri-punctatG) abdomen oblong ; the back black 

 and flat with four excavated dots. 



militarist black ; with four spines, the hind ones 

 longer and spreading. 



spinosa, back with eight spines, the two hind ones 

 spreading; abdomen conic beneath; body brown 

 triangular. 



aculeata,) back with six spines, the hind ones 

 spreading. 



tetracantha, abdomen globular, with four spines 

 round the margin ; head and thorax ferrugin- 

 ous ; abdomen with impressed dots at the base. 



hexacanthd) abdomen transverse, with six spines 

 round the abdomen. 



fomicata, sides of the abdomen a little vaulted, 

 Yrith two spines, the posterior ones the longest, 



labarinthica, abdomen ovate, brown, with a whit- 

 ish pinnate line. Web horizontal on the ground^ 

 with a cylindric cavity. 



quadri-hneata, abdomen roundish, yellow, with a 

 purplish line on each side, and four dots. Hya- 

 line with a yellow front. 



redimita, abdomen oval, pale-yellow, with a crim- 

 son oval crown or ring on the back. Legs long, 

 white, and transparent. 



corollatdj abdomen oval, black, with a white oval 

 ring on the back. 



montana, abdomen oval, white, with grey spots ; 

 thorax and legs pale ; fore legs long and ex- 

 tended. 



wnguinolenta, abdomen ovate and scarlet, with a 

 longitudinal black line. 



nigra, abdomen ovate, and scarlet above. 



fiotata, abdomen ovate, brown, with white trans- 

 curved lines. 



