CRUSTACEOLOGY. 



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Arachni- 

 tes. 



Armata. 



Aculeata. 



Canrrifor- 



1111 S. 



(?lav'pes. 



Sp. 1. Armata. Abdomen depressed and punctate, 

 with four spines ; the two lateral ones very short ; the 

 others very long and crooked. 



Aranea laurus, Fabricius. Ep'dira armata, Latr. 



Inhabits the island St Domingo. 

 _ Sp. 2. Aculeata. Black ; abdomen with eight spines ; 

 six on the back j two very small, and horizontal at the 

 base ; three on each side, marginal and erect ; the 

 hinder two large and red, with blackish points, with two 

 inferior ones at their base ; thighs rough with spines. 



Epeira armce, Walck. p. 65. Aranea aculeata, Fabr. 



Inhabits Cayenne. 



I. Abdomen extended in breadth. 



Sp. 3. Cancriformis. Abdomen transversely oval and 

 depressed ; the superior margin (or ambitus) with six 

 teeth; the teeth equal, two on each side, and two behind. 



Aranea cancriformis, Linne, Fabricius. Epeira can- 

 criformis, Latreille. 



Inhabits the American islands. A good figure may be 

 found in Brown's Hist, of Jamaica, p. 419, pi- 44, fig. 5. 

 B. Abdomen soft, without spines; generally elongated, 

 and somewhat cylindrical, rounded at the base and 

 apex ; thorax with two dorsal tubercles. The tibia, the 

 third excepted, generally covered with tufts of hair. 



Sp. 4. Clavipes. Thorax black, covered with silver- 

 coloured silky down, on which are black spots ; abdo- 

 men obscurely yellowish, with white spots ; the mouth, 

 the greater part of the breast, and feet, pale-reddish. 

 All the tibiae, except the third pair, with tufts of hair. 



Aranea clavipes, Linne, Fabr. Epeira clavipes, Latr. 



Inhabits South America. 

 * Thorax somewhat heart-shaped, not half as long 

 again as broad ; the anterior margin much narrow- 

 er than the greatest breadth. 



A. Anterior part of the thorax depressed and flat ; 

 the sides abruptly sloping at nearly right angles. 



a. The lateral eyes somewhat geminated ; the ante- 

 rior margin of the thorax at least half the breadth of 

 the broadest part. 



Sp. 5. Sexcuspidata. Brown; thorax with six tubercles 

 placed in a double transverse series ; the three anterior 

 ones bearing eyes ; palpi, tibiae, and tarsi, compressed. 



Aranea sexcuspidala, Fabr. Epeire imperialc, Walck. 

 p. 67. Epeira sexcuspidata, Latreille. 



Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Un-.braika. Sp. 6. Umbratica. The mandibules, hinder part of 

 the thorax, under part of the body, and greater part of 

 the thighs, black ; anterior part of the thorax, with the 

 tibiae and tarsi, greyish-red ; the tibiae annukted with 

 black ; abdomen depressed, triangular oval, obscurely 

 reddish-grey, with six or eight cicatrized black dorsal 

 spots, placed in a double longitudinal series, with two 

 undulating lines marginated with pale, one on each 

 side, conjoining behind. 



Aranea umbratica, Villers. Ep'eire ombraticole^Vnlck. 

 p. 6\. Epeira umbraficola, Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe, being most frequently found in 

 shady groves. The base of the mandibules elevated; 

 the interior margin of the thorax broader than in the 

 other species of this subdivision. 

 Biadema. Sp. 7. Diadema. Reddish ; abdomen globosely, ovaL 



the base on each side with an elevated angle ; the back 

 with a broad, dentated, triangular, obscure mark, and 

 a triple cross formed of yellowish white spots ; the four 

 middle ones impressed and disposed in a quadrangle. 



Aranea diadema, Linne, Fabricius, Donovan, Shaw. 

 Epeire diademe, Walck. p. 58. Epeira diadema, Latr. 



Inhabits Europe ; is very common in gardens. 



b. The lateral eyes somewhat geminated. The ante- 



TOL.VII. PART II. 



Arachufc. 

 des. 



Sexcu^pi 

 data. 



rior margin of the thorax about a third part of the 

 breadth of the broadest part. 



1. Sides of the abdomen entire. s """"r~"*" 

 Sp. 8. Fasciala. Thorax and base of the abdomen Fasciata. 



above silvery ; abdomen ovate, with yellow bands and 

 black transverse lines. 



Aranea fasciala, Fabr. Aranea formosa, Villers. 

 Aranea phi agmitis, Rossi. Epeire fasciae, Walck. p. 55. 

 Epeira faciata, Latr. 



Inhabits the south of Europe; is found inFrance, Italy, 

 Sweden, and has been received from Madeira, where it 

 was first observed by a lady of eminent abilities. 



2. Sides of the abdomen notched. 



Sp. 9. Sericea. Body silvery; feet reddish, annukted Sericea. 

 with black and red. 



Epeire soyense, Walck. p. 56. Epeira sericea, Latr. 



Inhabits the south of France and Africa. 



B. Anterior part of the thorax convex; the sides 

 gradually slojmig away. 



a. The distance between the lateral and four middle 

 eyes, much greater than the breadth of the quadrangle, 

 formed by these four eyes. 



Sp. 10. Cucurbitina. Abdomen globose, of a yel- Cucurbiti- 

 low green colour, somewhat spotted with bkek ; a red na - 

 spot behind. 



Aranea cucurbitina, Linne. Epeire cucurbiline, Walck. 

 Epeira cucurbitina, Latr. 



Inhabits plants in Europe. 



b. The distance from the kteral to the four middle 

 eyes about the same as the breadth of the quadrangle 

 formed by the four middle eyes. 



Sp. 11. Calophylla. Thorax and feet pale livid yel- Calophjl- 

 low ; the mandibules a triagonal spot on the anterior la. 

 part of the thorax, and spots on the feet blackish ; ab- 

 domen globose-oval cinereous-grey ; back with four im- 

 pressed spots ; and a large silvery-grey oval spot, trun- 

 cated behind, sinuated laterally, with the margins and 

 a spot on each side in front of the abdomen,' with a 

 double line on the breast, and a longitudinal band in 

 the middle of the belly black ; sides of the breast with 

 a yellow line. 



Epeire catophylle, Walck. p. 62. Epeira calophylla, Latr. 



Inhabits the eaves of houses; is common in Paris. 



Sp. 12. Menardi. Livid reddish; hinder part of MenaTdi, 

 the thorax deeply impressed with a dorsal line, bifid be- 

 fore, of a brown colour ; abdomen globosely oval, of 

 a darker colour ; the back, the middle of the belly, 

 and two lines on each side, light yellow ; the dorsal 

 space intersected behind by transverse bands anteriorly, 

 with two oblong blackish spots ; feet with dark rings'. 



Epeire brun, Walckenaer. Epeira menardi, Latr. 



Sp. 13. Cornea. The lateral and inferior middle eyes Conica. 

 resting on a common tubercle ; thorax black ; abdomen 

 ovate, of a reddish grey colour, with spots and reticulated 

 black lines, the hinder part above and below protruded 

 into a conic process ; feet pale yellow, knees reddish. 



Epeire conique, Walck. Epeira conica, Latr. Araig- 

 nee a venire conique, De Geer. 



Inhabits the European woods; is common in Britain. 



Genus XLV. Episinus, JValckenaer's MSS. Latr. 



Maxilla: straight and longitudinal, the base a little 

 dilated, the apex rounded. 



Lip much broader than long, and semicircular. 



Feet much lengthened; the anterior and then the 

 fourth pair longest ; the third shorter. 



Eyes forming the segment of a circle, of nearly an 

 equal size, placed on an eminence. 



Observation. We have introduced this genus on the 

 authority of Latreille, who copied his character from, the 

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45. Episa 



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