PLATE CCCCXXVII. 91 



FIG. II. 

 ARANEA MARGINATA. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Aranea Marginata: brown: thorax and abdomen furrounded 



with a whitiih line. 

 Akanea Palustris : Linn. Syji. Nat. 12. 2. p. 1036. n. 41. 



— Far.? 

 Aranea Trilineata: Fabr. Ent. Syji. T, 2. p. 423. n. 61 f 

 Aranea pugnax : Rofs. Fn. Etr.Q. 135. 980? 



This infect agrees very nearly with the Aranea trilineata* of 

 Fabricius, and does not appear very remote from the Linnaean de- 

 fcription of Aranea paluftris f . The principal difference confilts in 

 the pofition of the eyes, which conftitutes an effential characteristic 

 mark of the feveral families into which the Aranea genus is divided; 

 and in this particular they are very diftinft. Admitting therefore, that 

 Linnaeus and Fabricius are correct in defcribing the lituation of the 

 eyes in the two infefts above-mentioned, we muft confider the prefent 

 infeft as a fpecies diftinct from either, notwithstanding their Similarity 

 in other refpefits. It does not certainly agree with the defcription of 



* Aranea Trilineata: fufca thoracis margine linea dorfali margineque ovato cinercis. 

 Fabr. Ent. Syft. T. 2. p. 423, n. 61. oculis } I 



t Aranea Paluftris: fufca, thorace abdomineque utrinque linea nivea. Linn, Si/ft. 

 Nat, 12. 2. p. 1036 n. 41, 



N % any 



