. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. of female enlarged ullS. eight times. The ^g^ cocoons are white and hang in the web. Asagena americana. — This re- sembles Steatoda, but the abdo- men is longer and flatter, and the whole appearance more like some of the Drassidae. Like Steatoda, it is usually found with its web under stones. It is about a sixth of an inch long. The cephalothorax is dark red- dish brown, slightly rough in the females and with sharp points along the sides in the males. The legs are yellow brown and Figs. 288,289,290,291. Latrodectus mac- tans. — 288, female en
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. of female enlarged ullS. eight times. The ^g^ cocoons are white and hang in the web. Asagena americana. — This re- sembles Steatoda, but the abdo- men is longer and flatter, and the whole appearance more like some of the Drassidae. Like Steatoda, it is usually found with its web under stones. It is about a sixth of an inch long. The cephalothorax is dark red- dish brown, slightly rough in the females and with sharp points along the sides in the males. The legs are yellow brown and Figs. 288,289,290,291. Latrodectus mac- tans. — 288, female enlarged twice. 289, m the males have two rows of under side of abdomen. 290, back of small teeth under each femur. abdomen of young female with four red spots. 291, markmgs of abdomen of male. They are stout, as in Steatoda marmoi'ata, and differ little in length. The abdomen is oval and dark brown in color, with two white spots across 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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