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SPECIES XIV.— Litera X. Notatus. 
X-MARKED-SPIDER. 
The females of this fpecles are found in the middle of September; they weave a regular 
web, and when terrified by handling, will feem as if dead, but not for any long time. Some 
of them prefer fitting out of their web, with a thread from the centre of it faftened to one 
leg. Plate 2, fig. 2. 
The eyes are large and black. 
The legs hairy, briftly, and prickly, and furrounded by fafciae. 
The thorax ovate, nearly round and brownifh, except the letter (V), which is black, but 
fcattered over with extremely fine down. 
The abdomen is nearly globular, downy like filk and black. The afiironomical character of 
the fign Pifces^ or a letter (x) is feen on the upper or fore-part j it is of a greyilh colour, 
and is, as it were, fupported below, or towards the anus, by various dots and confufed fpecks, 
which are gradually more and more obfcure. 
The arms are hairy, briftly, and prickly. 
The holders brownifh, the divaricated extremities of which are armed with black hooks, 
or claws. 
CHAPTER III. 
OF WEB-SPIDERS OF THE SECOND KIND, OR 
IRREGULAR-SPIDERS. 
I- At firft fight their manner of weaving is difagreeablej but when it is attentively con= 
fidered, it appears no lefs artificial than that of others. 
2. Thev extend long threads between the larger boughs of trees and fhrubs, comprehend- 
ing a large fpace, and fill up the intervals in fuch a manner with fhorter threads, conneded 
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