138 
ARANEUS THEISII WALCK. 
1841.— Hpcira thetsii Wakk H. N., d. Ins., Apt. ii., p. 5.^ Atlas pi. 18, fig 4, 
Doscription of Plate 138?.—^. spider magnified: natural size; profile; r/, 
ccphj^lothorax underside ; eyes. 
'Jliis spider m.ikes an orbicular vertical snare in long grass, and sits in a nest in the 
grass outside the snare, with forefeet on one of the rays (no trap tine). 
Snare No. to inrhcs in diameter. 
Rays 24, meeting in ^-inch circle. 
Inner spiral, 4 rounds. 
Free zone» i-inch 
Outer spiral, 55 rounds at upper side, 
„ 30 do. at lower side. 
Snare No. 2, 6 inches in diameter. 
Rays, 28. 
Inner spiral, 4 rounds. 
Outer spiral, 57 do. at upper side. 
,j 40 do- at lower side. 
