Araneides of the United States. 445 
eyes reddish with whitish lines between and before the eyes, 
trophi piceous ; abdomen yellow with six impressed dots, yel- 
low underneath ; feet, two first pair piceous, third and fourth 
greenish yellow. A small species. 
Observations. This little spider is not rare, usually found 
on plants. 
Habitat. Alabama, September. 
Tribe. IIT. Pyrironmes. Legs moderately long, abdo- 
men pyriform. 
3. THOMISUS FEROX, 
Plate XXIII. Fig. 3. 
Description. Brownish yellow ; cephalothorax with a dusky 
band each side, abdomen with four or six angular pron 
spots ; two anterior pair of feet hairy. 
Observations. 'This common species is found on plants 
With the same habits as T. celer. I have found in Alabama, 
in April, a male and a female on a bush; the male was grasp- 
ing her with his long legs. His abdomen was not truncated, 
and its marking was somewhat different from that of the 
female. This spider is apt to vary in color and marking. 
Habitat. United States. 
4. THOMISUS FARTUS. 
Plate XXIII. Fig. 4. 
— Description. Pale yellow ; cephalothorax with an amigo 
fascia in the region of the eyes; abdomen with a marginal red 
: band not reaching the apex, and five or seven impressed A 
.. the band sometimes obsolete. 
4 _ Observations. This elegant species first found on. the 
| 4 spicata in the Cambridge botanic garden, and often 
cen | since in various places, is always found on plants. It —— 
atches its cocoon, which is attached usually under a leaf, eun 
