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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Le^ithjphantes, Menge, 1. c. p. 131. Allied to Bathyphantcs ) clavua 
stylifbrm, 4 times geniculate; S spermopliore styliform at base, foliaceoiis 
at apex. Sp. Aranea cnjpticola (Walck.),p, 133, pi, 25. tab, 54; and Z. 
Qicola^ sp, n., Meiige, I, o. p. 131, pi. 24. tab. 63, Prussia. ' 
Stemonyphantes^ g. n., Mongo, 1. c. p. 138, Allied to Bolyphantes ; S pono-^ 
trant organ filiform, spermoplioro elongato-triangular ; $ with 2 clongato, 
sacciform seminal pouches ; frontal eyes smaller than those of the vertex, 
but at the same distance apart, Sp. Aranea trilineata (Linn.) = 2’, reticu- 
latum (IIahn)=Z. hueeulenta (Westr.), p. 139, pi, 26. tab. 58, 
Drapetiscaj g. n., Menge, 1. c. p. 140. Allied to Bolyphantes \ cf penetrant 
organ linear, spermopliore broad, membranous, Avith a long process ; $ Avith 
a soft, triangular, Avrinkled opercular process, bearing a long style rounded at 
apex. Sp. Linyphia socialis (Sund.) = tiyrina (Wid.), p. 141, pi. 27. tab. 59. 
Linyphia macroynaiha^ INIenge, 1. c. p. 101, pi. 17. tab. 31, Z. microynatha^ 
Mongo, /. c. p. 103, pi. 17, tab. 32, Z. scalariferuy Menge, 1. o. p, 110, pi, 19, 
tab. 37, Prussia. 
Linyphia lepula, sp. n., BlaclcAvall, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 3rd ser. xviii. p. 460, 
from Tropical Africa. 
Epeiridas. 
In this family (Avhich he divides into Epeiridee and Tetraynathidce) Menge 
(Schr. naturf. Ges. in Danzig, Neuo Folge, i.) characterizes the folloAving 
genera: — Epeira (Walck.), Sinya, Zilla, Zyyuij Miranday and Meta (Koch), 
and Tetraynatha (AValck.), besides 2 neAv genera, as including species found 
in the province of Prussia. Of these genera he describes and figures the foL 
loAving knoAAm species: — Epeira diademata (Clerck) = diadema (auct.), 
p. 42, pi. 1; E. anyidata (CL), p. 47, pi. 2; E. pyramidata (Cl.) = scalat'is 
(Walck.), p. 60, pi. 3 ; E. mannorea (CL), p. 51, pi. 4 ; E. quadrata (CL), 
p. 63, pi. 5 ; E. umhratica (CL), p. 55, pi. 6 ; E. scloqyetaria (CL) = sericata 
(Koch), p. 57, pi. 7 ; E. cornuta (CL) = apoclisa (Walck.), p. 68, pi. 8. 
tab. 8; E. patayiata (CL), p. 60, pi. 8. tab. 9; E. lutea (Koch), p. 61, pi. 9. 
tab. 10 (of Avhich E. hohemica (Koch) is the male, the $ E. hohemica 
being probably a var. of Z. quadrata) ; E. solers (Walck.), p. 63, pi. 9. tab. 11 ; 
E. ay alena (Walck.) y p. 65, pi. 10. tab. 12; E. hicornis (Walck.), p. 66, 
pi. 10. tab. 13 ; MiRxVXDA cucurhitina (CL), p. 68, pi. 10. tab. 14; M. adianta 
(Walck.), p. 69, pL 11. tab. 15; M. acalypha (Walck.), p. 71, pi. 11. tab. 
16; Af. ceropeyia (Walck.), p. 72, pL 11. tab, 17 ($); Zilla callophylla 
(Koch), p. 78, pi. 12. tab. 19 ; Zygia atrica (Koch), p. 78, pi. 12. tab. 20 ; Sing a 
hamata (CL), p. 82, pL 13. tab. 22 ; S. herii (l\ah\i)=P]iri(rolithus trifasciatus 
(Koch), p. 84, pL 13. tab. 23 a-i ; S. albuvittata (Westr.), p. 84, pi. 13. tab. 
23 K ; S. niyrifrons (Koch), p. 85, pL 13. tab. 23 l-n ; Meta scymentata (CL) 
—inclinata (Walck.), p. 86, pi. 14. tab. 24 ; M. muraria (Koch), p. 88, pi. 14. 
tab. 25; Tetragnatha extensa (Linn.), p. 90, pi. 15. tab. 26; 2\ ohtusa 
(Koch), p. 93, pi. 15. tab. 27. The total number of species described is 29. 
Epeira decens, sp. n., BlackAvall, Ann. & Mag. N. II. 3rd ser. xviii. p. 461, 
and E. dorsuosa, sp. n., Blaclnv. 1. c. p. 462, from Tropical Africa. — Epeira 
anyolensisy sp. n., Capello, Jorn. Acad. Sci. Lisb. i. p. 79, pi, 2. fig. 4, Bio Quilo. 
Eresus ctenoides (= ctenizoideSy Koch). Tlio habits of this species, as ob- 
served by him in Syra, are described by Erber ( Verb, zool.-bot, Ges. in Wien, 
xvi. pp. 826-827). It is a very poAverful species, and readily kills large in- 
sects, such as Decticus verrucivorm .and even Lucanus cervus. The cocoon of 
