Eripite faterogaster. 



Hypoplatta ct.ler. 



Gasteracantha cancrriformis. 

 Acrosoma. (Another specios.) 

 Cteniza nidulans. 



In these strange creatures, the mandibles are furnished with a curved claw, perforated at 

 the extremity, something like the poison-fang of a venomous snake, and used for a similar 

 purpose. A gland furnishes a secretion which is forced through these organs, and is 



