516 



examples of the ordinary or chief variety, by Dr L. Koch under the 

 name of S. Herii. Menge's type-specimen of his <S. nigrifrons, 

 which this author had the kindness to lend me, is perfectly similar 

 to the variety of "S. Herii" with the pars cephalica black, which I 

 had received from Dr Koch. — The male's abdomen is sometimes 

 destitute of a reddish yellow longitudinal middle-band, being in this 

 case of a uniform blackish or brown colour above. — On S. Herii 

 see more above, pp. 26 and 457. 



(Pag. 490.) Miranda hirsuta. 



Epeira Armitla Sav. et Aud. 1825 — 27. 



Epeira aemida Sav. et Aud., Descr. de l'Egypte, 2« Ed., XXU, 

 p. 337, Arachn., PI. II, fig. 8. 

 .„ hirsuta Hahs f Die Arachn., I, p. 13, Tab. Ill, fig. 9. 

 Miranda hirsuta C. Koch, Uebers. d. Arachn.-Syst. , 1, p. 4. 

 Epeira hirsuta Walck., H. N. d. Ins. Apt., II, p. 114. 

 Miranda hirsuta C. Koch, Die Arachn., XVI, p. 75, Tab. 



DLXIII, fig. 1550. 



On this species see farther on, "Add. and Gorr" to p. 24, 

 Epeira ceropegia Westr. 



(Pag. 491.) Atea melanogaster. 



IH poena melanogaster (C. Koch) 1845. 



Syn.: 1845. Atea MELANOGASTER C. Koch, Die Arachn., XI, p. 143, Tab. 



CCCXCII, figg. 941, 942. 

 1863. Theridium congener Cambe., Descr. of 24 new spec, cet, in Zoo- 

 logist, 1863, p. 8576 (16). 

 1869. Dip(ena melanogaster Thor., On Eur. Spid. , p. 91. 



(Pag. 491.) Epeira sylvicultrix. 



Epeira silvicultriae C. Koch 1835. 



Syn.: 1835. EPEIRA SILVICULTRIX C. Koch, in Herr.-Sch;eff. , Deutschl. Ins., 



131, 21, 22 (sec. Die Arachn.) 

 1845. „ „ id., Die Arachn., XI, p. 131, Tab. CCCXC, figg. 



932, 933. 



This species much resembles E. umbratica, with which it may 

 easily be confounded, but it is generally only half as large: in a cf 



Syn.: 1825 -27. 



1831. 

 1837. 

 1841. 

 1848. 



