III.— Supplement to the New England Spiders 

 iiv J. H. Emerton. 



From J 882 to 1892 the writer published in the Transactions of 

 the Connecticut Academy a series of papers containing descriptions 

 and figures of New England Spiders known to him at that time. 

 The present paper contains additional notes, descriptions, and figures 

 of 48 of these species, partial descriptions, figures and references 

 to descriptions of 38 species described by other persons since 1882, 

 and descriptions and figures of 35 apparently new species. 



The portion of New England explored is still chiefly eastern 

 Massachusetts and New Hampshire as far north as the White Moun- 

 tains. In Maine there have been collections on the coast at Port- 

 land and Monhegan, and in the north at Bangor and around Moose- 

 head Lake. Explorations in Canada show the extension northward 

 and westward of many Maine and White Mountain species, as 

 Theridium zelotyputn to Manitoba, and Epeira patagiata and an- 

 gulata to the Pacific coast, and Epeira carbonaria and Lycosa green- 

 landica in the Rocky Mountains and Labrador. In the south there 

 have been large collections in Connecticut at Simsbury near Hart- 

 ford, and at New Haven on the coast, and in Rhode Island near 

 Providence. 



The distribution of several species has been made clear by col- 

 lections on Long Island, N. Y., which is the northern limit of Oxy- 

 opes sallicus, Pellencs ccecaius, and Epeira verrucosa, and where 

 the following species are found in abundance, that extend northward 

 only as far as Connecticut ; Lycosa scutulata, Acrosoma rugosa 

 and Argyrodes cancellatus. In the western part of Massachusetts, 

 Connecticut, and Vermont but little has been done, but small col- 

 lections in the Adirondacks and the observations of Mr. Banks 

 around Ithaca, N. Y., show only slight differences from the spider 

 fauna of New England. 



The writer has depended chiefly on his own collections, but gives 

 his thanks to G. W. Peckham, Nathan Banks and Miss E. B. Bryant 

 for the use of their specimens and constant help of all kinds. 



For references to publications of New England Spiders, the reader 

 is referred to Miss Bryant's list of New England Spiders lately 

 published by the Boston Society of Natural History. 



