. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. middle eyes of the upper row are oval and turned ob- liquely, diverging toward the front. The labium is short and the maxillae straight, as in Agroeca and Anyphsena, but wider at the base (fig. 32). The legs are long and slen- der, except the tibia and metatarsus of the first and second pairs, which are twice as thick as the same joints of the other legs and have on the under side two rows of strong spines (fig. 29). The cephalothorax is light yellowish, with a black line on the edge each side, and two light gray stripes. The abdomen is gray,


. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. middle eyes of the upper row are oval and turned ob- liquely, diverging toward the front. The labium is short and the maxillae straight, as in Agroeca and Anyphsena, but wider at the base (fig. 32). The legs are long and slen- der, except the tibia and metatarsus of the first and second pairs, which are twice as thick as the same joints of the other legs and have on the under side two rows of strong spines (fig. 29). The cephalothorax is light yellowish, with a black line on the edge each side, and two light gray stripes. The abdomen is gray, with transverse white markings that vary greatly in size and shape in different individuals. The abdomen is covered with scales that change from grayish green to pink with the motions of the spider. The legs are pale, except the patella and tibia of the first pair, which are black or dark gray, with the tip of the tibia white. The tibia and patella of the second pair are marked with lighter gray in the same way. eight times. 29, one of It Hvcs amoHg stoncs in opcn ground, and the front legs to show , ,. , j_ -ct. spines. 30, eyes from ruus short distanccs With great swittness. in front. 32, maxiiire When Still it Hcs closc to a stouc, with the labium, and ends of mandibles. tibiae drawn up over the Figs. 29,30, 31,32. Phru- rolithus alarius. — ^i. female in a natural posi- tion, with legs drawn up over the back, enlarged. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Emerton, J. H. (James Henry), 1847-1930. Boston, London : Ginn & company


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