thp: linyphiad^ 



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333 334 



Figs. ^^3^ 334- Linyphia phry- 

 giana. — 333, markings of abdo- 

 men enlarged eight times. 334, 

 palpus of male. 



like coimminis. The web (fig. 332) is a large flat sheet, some- 

 times over a foot across. A corner of it usually runs under a 

 stone or other hiding place, and here the spider stands, often 

 making a little tent in connection with the web. 

 Linyphia (Stemonyphantes) trilineata. — About a 

 quarter of an inch long, with a large oval abdomen 

 and comparatively short legs. The 

 color is light yellowish gray, the 

 cephalothorax with three dark lines, 

 and the abdomen with three rows of 

 dark spots partly connected in lines. 

 The legs are marked with dark rings 

 on the ends and middle of the joints, 

 more distinctly on the under than on 

 the upper side. The sternum is light 

 in the middle and black around the 

 edge, and the abdomen has irregular black spots at the sides 

 and beneath. The male has longer legs and wider thorax and 

 smaller abdomen. It lives under stones and logs and winters 

 under leaves in the woods. It is common 

 both in this country and Europe. 



Linyphia (Bathyphantes) nebulosa. — Length a 

 sixth of an inch. Color light brownish yellow, 

 with gray markings (fig. 338). Some are 

 almost white, and others are dark, with the 

 black spots covering a large part of the body. 

 The cephalothorax is dark on the edges and 

 has a dark middle stripe, forked toward the 

 eyes. The abdomen has six or seven pairs of 

 irregular dark spots, more or less connected with a dark middle 

 line. The under side of abdomen and sternum have black spots 

 which, in dark individuals, run together, making these parts 

 entirely black. The legs have dark rings on the ends and 



Fig. 335. Linyphia 

 trilineata. — Mark- 

 ings of abdomen en- 

 larged eight times. 



