SPIDER. 



and flat, with four excavated dots. It inhabits Europe, in 

 houfes. 



MiLiTARis. Black. ) with four i'pincs, the hind ones 

 longer and fpreading. This is an American infeft, as are 

 the three following. 



Spinosa. Back with eight fpines, the two hind ones 

 fpreading ; abdomen beneath conic. The body is brown, 

 and of a triangular (hape. 



AcuLEATA. Back with fix fpines, the hind ones 

 fpreading. 



Tetracantha. Abdomen globular, with four fpines 

 round the margin. The head and lliorax are ferruginous ; 

 abdomen with imprefl'ed dots at the bafe. 



Hexacantha. Abdomen tranfvcrfe, with fix fpines 

 round the abdomen. This inhabits Jamaica, and is fup- 

 pofed to be the fame, or at moil a variety of the cancri- 

 formis. 



FoRNlCATA. Sides of the abdomen a httle vaulted, with 

 two fpines, the poiterior one longer. It is found in New 

 Holland. A fpecimen exifts in the mufeum of fir Jofeph 

 Banks. 



* Labariuthica. Abdomen ovate, brown, with a 

 whitifli pinnate line. It fpins an horizontal web on the 

 ground, with a cyhndrical cavity. 



Quadri-lineata. Abdomen roundiih, yellow, with a 

 purplilh line on each fide, and four dots. It inhabits Swe- 

 den. It is hyaline, with a yellow front. 



* Rediusita. Abdomen oval, pale yellow, with a 

 crimfon oval crown or ring on the back. It is found in 

 gardens. The legs are long, white, and tranfparent. 



Corollata. Abdomen oval, bhck, with a white oval 

 ring on the back. It inhabit? Europe, on plants. 



* Montana. Abdomen oval, white, with grey fpots. 

 It inhabits Europe, on trees. The thorax and legs are 

 pale ; the fore-legs are long and extended. 



Sanguinolenta. Abdomen ovate and fcarlet, with a 

 longitudinal black line. It inhabits Spain. 



Nigra. Abdomen ovate, and fcarlet above. This is 

 an inhabitant of Calabria. 



NoTATA. Abdomen ovate, brown, with white tranf- 

 verfe curved lines. Found in divers parts of Europe, as are 

 the three following. 



RuFiPES. Abdomen brown ; legs rufous. Found 

 chiefly on nettles. 



NocTURNA. Abdomen black, with two white dots, and 

 a white lunule at the bafe. 



Se-x-punctata. Abdomen oblong, with three pair of 

 excavated dots. 



Palustris. Thorax and abdomen with a fnowy line on 

 each fide. Found in the reedy marfhes of Germany. The 

 tip of the thorax before the eyes ends in a white line. 



* Aquatica. Brown ; abdomen ovate, cinereous ; the 

 back brown, with two imprefied dots. This is found in 

 cur own and other European countries, in frelh-water lakes, 

 where it dives to the bottom in fearch of food, within a 

 globule of air formed by itfelf. It takes up its winter quar- 

 ters in a forfaken Ihell, the aperture of which it clofes up 

 with a web. Its jaws are large, ftrong, black, with fcarlet 

 nails. 



Obscura. Abdomen fubconic, dufliy, with a whitifli 

 dorfal line. It inhabits France, in woods, as does the 

 next. 



Scalaris. Thorax teftaceous ; abdomen fnowy on the 

 back, with an oblong indented fnowy fpot at the tip. 



Trigutta. YeUowifh ; abdomen black, with three 

 white fpots. Found in Alface. 



ScOKPiFORMis. Black ; abdomen whitifli, with two 



black lines ; fore-legs very long. Found in gardens at 

 Leipfic. It is fmall and retrograde. 



* Carnifex. Ferruginous ; abdomen grey, with a dorfal 

 line. It inhabits England. 



Flavissima. Abdomen oblong, of a fine rich yellow 

 colour, and fraooth. Four.d in Egypt. 



Bimaculata. Abdomen roundifli, chefnut-brown co- 

 lour, with two white dots. It inhabits Europe, and is lefs 

 than a flea. 



Trukcorum. Black, with white dots on the back. It 

 fprings to a great diftance on its prey. It is an European 

 infeft, and found on walls and the trunks of trees. 



Rui'ESTRis. Abdomen with a black fpot, edged with 

 red, and white in the middle. It fprings on its prey, and 

 is found chiefly on old walls. 



ViREscENS. Abdomen oblong, yellow-green, with lateral 

 white lines. 



Spinipes. Pale, with fpinous legs. A variety has 

 fpinous legs, with ferruginous joints. Found in divers 

 parts of Europe. 



Opilionoides. Grey, with very long and extremely 

 flender legs. It inhabits Germany and France ; fpins a 

 very lax irregular web, the threads crofling each other ; and 

 is gregarious. 



O-sbeckii. Pale yellow ; abdomen with imprefl'ed dots 

 in pairs, with an odd one ; the fore-legs are longer. It in- 

 habits Aultria, as does the next. 



WiLKii. Varied with black and grey ; legs cinereous, 

 annulate with black ; the hinder ones are fliorter. 



Speciosa. Thorax grey, with two brown fpots; the 

 abdomen is oval-oblong, with tranfverfe black curves ; be- 

 neath it is reticulate with black, with two yellow bands. 

 It inhabits Calabria and Siberia, and is domerticated in the 

 houfes of the ColTacks. It is a very beautiful fpecies. 



F. Eyes placed .., , 



Clavipes. Abdomen oblong, yellow, dotted with 

 white; all the flianks, except the third pair, clavale and 

 hairy. It inhabits South America, in trees and out-houfes ; 

 fpins a ftrong fpreading web, and is a beautiful fpecies. 



* Saccata. Abdomen ovate, rufty-brown. This is 

 found in gardens, and it carries its bag of eggs behind it. 



Fumigata. Abdomen ovate, brown, with two white 

 dots at the bafe. Tiiis is found in Sweden. It lives in 

 meadows, and watches before the nelts of larvae, which it 

 catches as they come out, one after another, and fucks out 

 their vitals. 



G. Eyes placed \ , ,\. 



FlMBRiATA. Black ; abdomen oblong, with a white 

 line on each fide. It is found in many parts of the continent 

 of Europe, in reedy marflies. 



* DoRSALi.s. Black ; thorax comprefled, with a white 

 dorfal hne. It is common in England. The abdomen is 

 ovate, whitifli at the bafe ; the legs are livid. 



Sanguinolenta. Black ; abdomen red, with a black 

 dorfal line. It is found in divers parts of Europe, and 

 fprings on its prey. 



PuPiLLATA. Teftaceous ; abdomen brown on the back, 

 with fubocellar fulvous fpots. It inhabits China. 



* ScENiCA. Black ; abdomen fubcylindrical, with three 

 femicircular white lines on each fide. It fprings on its prey. 

 It inhabits this and other countries of Europe, on old walls 

 and windows. The body is covered with filvery hair ; the 

 legs are fl^ort, hairy, black and white. 



FULVATA. 



