138 APTERA. 



cells alongside and upon each other. They de- 

 stroy an amazing number of spiders, generally 

 putting all or the most part of one particular 

 species together in one cell. Several of these 

 are very rare, such as I imagine must live chiefly 

 on the top branches of the loftiest trees, as I 

 could never other ways meet with them. Open- 

 ing several of these cases, at once affords a most 

 curious and pleasing sight, to see such a large 

 quantity of spiders at one view, of the rarest 

 kinds and of the most beautiful colours. Could 

 it be possible to continue their preservation in 

 all their beauty and freshness, they would make 

 a very interesting addition to this branch of Na- 

 tural History ." 



SPECIFICATION. 



Arauea diadema. A. abdomine subgloboso rubro- 

 fusco ; cruce albo punctata. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1 . 

 p. 1030. Gmel.p.294<6. fabr. Spec. Ins. 1. p. 540. 

 Mant. Ins. 1. p. 344. Ent. Syst. 2. p. 407. 



Degeer, Ins. 7. p. 218. t. 11. f. 3. 



Clerck, Aran. 25. t. l.f. 4. 3. 



Schaeff. Elem. t. 21. 





