150 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SPINNINGWORK. 
1806. Epeira cucurbitina, Larremir, . . Genera Crust. et Insect., tab. 1, p. 107, No. 11. 
1832. Epeira cucurbitina, SuNpevALL . Svenska Spindlarness, p. 245, No. 8. 
1850, Miranda cucurbitina, Koon . . . Die Arachniden, v., 53, pl. 159, Figs. 371, 372. 
1861. Epeira cucurbitina, Wxsrrine . . Aranes Svecice, p. 50, p. 53, pl. 159, Fig. 371, 
male; 373, female, 342. 
1864. Epeira cucurbitina, Buackwaut . Spid. Gt. B. & I, 342, xxxv., f, 247, 
1870. Epeira cucurbitina, THORELL . Syn. Ent. Spid., p. 23. 
1842. 
1847. 
VARIETY : 
E. cucurbitina-americana, W Ack. . 
tidy Bia Vay lite 
. Preuss. Spinn., i., p. 68, pl. 10, tab. 14. 
Epeira displicata, Henvz 
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E. displicata Hentz. if 
Ins. Apt., ii, p. 76; Aspor, G. 8., No. 178. 
1866. Miranda cucurbitina, Menace 
1871. Zpeira cucurbitina, Buackwat . Spiders from Montreal, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 
4th ser., viii., 429. 
1875. Eperia displicata, Hentz ... . Sp. U. S., p. 117, xiii., 17. 
1884. Eperia displicata, Emprton . . . N. Eng. Ep., p. 313, pl. 34, Fig. 4. 
1889. Hpeira displicata, McCook . Amer. Spid. and their Spinningwork, Vol. I., 121. 
1889. peira displicata, Marx . Catalogue, p. 544. 
1889. Epeira cucurbitina, Marx... . In part, Catalogue, p. 544. 
Femate: Body length, 8 mm.; abdomen, 6 mm, long, 5 mm. wide; cephalothorax, 
3 mm. long, 2 mm. wide. The adult specimens of this spider vary from 9 to 6 mm. in length. 
The typical color appears to be, for the legs and cephalothorax a yellowish brown; for 
the abdomen a light green, with a tinge sometimes of blue, for the background of the 
dorsum, upon which are drawn, on either side of the median line, two irregular scalloped 
bands of white or yellowish white coming to a point at the apex. On the sides a band 
of similar color and width passes entirely around the abdomen. The color, however, varies 
much upon the abdomen; I haye specimens in which it is almost white, and others again 
(as Plate III., 3, 3a) from California where the ground color is a bright red. The species is 
briefly distinguished by four round black spots arranged in V-shape, beginning at the apex 
and widely open at the last spot, which is placed almost at the middle of the dorsum. 
The six pits which mark the muscular attachments, on either side of the median line, are 
also quite distinct, especially the two forward pairs. On most specimens longitudinal lines, 
curved or straight, mark the lower part of the dorsum. 
CrrpHALotHorAx: Rounded, smooth, glossy; caput erected above the surface though 
sloping at the ocular area; sternum yellow, slightly covered with hairs, narrowed and 
pointed at the base, with slight sternal cones. 
Leas: 1, 2, 4, 3; uniform yellow brown, except that the feet are black. They are 
well clothed, but not excessively, with spines and bristles. Mandibles colored as the ceph- 
alothorax, project at the clypeus, where they are well rounded, and taper slightly towards 
the fangs. 
Eyes: Ocular quad rectangular, MF smaller than MR, about 1.5 diameter apart; MR 
separated by less than one diameter. The front row is slightly recurved and is shorter 
than the rear row, which is procurved; MF distant from SF about 1.5 their alignment, and 
MR from SR about twice their alignment; clypeus, 8 diameters MF high, ~ 
Appomen: Well arched, especially when gravid, but a number of specimens are flat- 
tened upon the dorsum; shape oval, diminishing towards the base as well as towards the 
spinnerets, which it slightly overhangs. The venter is marked by a broad brownish band, 
with two round white or whitish yellow spots on either side of the median line. These 
spots in some specimens become interblended. The epigynum (Plate III., 3b, 3c) has a 
broad but decided scapus quite wide at the base and slightly spooned at the tip; it is well 
elevated above the yenter. 
Mate: Plate IIL, 2, 2a. In general color and markings the male corresponds with the 
female; it is 5 mm, in length. The tibia of the second pair of legs is without any special 
armature, 
