. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. 184 THE COMMON SPIDERS When an old web is torn down this band of rubbish is left in place, and the new web made across it. A peculiarity of the web of this spider is that the inner spiral has one, and some- times two, loops in it, making it wider than it is high (fig. 430).. Fig. 430. Half-finished web of young Cyclosa conica, showing sticks and rubbish across the lower half. The inner spiral has a loop in the left side. THE THREE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ZILLA We have three species of Zilla, the females of which are so much alik
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. 184 THE COMMON SPIDERS When an old web is torn down this band of rubbish is left in place, and the new web made across it. A peculiarity of the web of this spider is that the inner spiral has one, and some- times two, loops in it, making it wider than it is high (fig. 430).. Fig. 430. Half-finished web of young Cyclosa conica, showing sticks and rubbish across the lower half. The inner spiral has a loop in the left side. THE THREE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ZILLA We have three species of Zilla, the females of which are so much alike that it is almost impossible to tell them apart. The males also resemble each other closely except in their palpi, which are distinctly different in the different species. They are of moderate size, the largest about three-eighths of an inch long, and in general appearance resemble the genus Steatoda of the Therididae (p. 119). The abdomen is large and oval and a little flattened. The legs are slender and of moderate length, like those of Epeira. The head is rounded in front, and the lateral eyes are not separated farther from the. 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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