. Economic entomology . Theridion tepidariorum (magnified twice). No. 3. Dark brown, with a paler abdomen mottled with dark brown and black. Not uncommon in conservatories in this country, but as it is confined to them there is little doubt that it is an exotic species which has been imported. The colour is brown and black, with a wavy marking. It makes one of the curious tents for its cocoons of which we have above spoken. Theridion riparium {Bl.). — 3. Sketch of nest. Reddish brown, with abdomen variegated with black and white. This is another species which fabricates a curious tent, or nest
. Economic entomology . Theridion tepidariorum (magnified twice). No. 3. Dark brown, with a paler abdomen mottled with dark brown and black. Not uncommon in conservatories in this country, but as it is confined to them there is little doubt that it is an exotic species which has been imported. The colour is brown and black, with a wavy marking. It makes one of the curious tents for its cocoons of which we have above spoken. Theridion riparium {Bl.). — 3. Sketch of nest. Reddish brown, with abdomen variegated with black and white. This is another species which fabricates a curious tent, or nest, of which a figure is given. It is a slender conical tent of silk, something like a flat cap, mea- suring from one and a half to two and a half inches in length, and ^"^°Se1nBUTS'°'"^\de^^^^^^^^ about half an inch in diameter at its lower extremity. It is
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