. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. — When full grown three-quarters of an inch short, the longest an inch in length. The color is dull yellow or greenish brown. On the cephalothorax there is a narrow yellow stripe in the middle and one on each side (fig. 166), and on the front of the abdomen the usual pointed stripe, dark at the edges and bordered by lighter bands. On the hinder half of the abdomen are indistinct cross marks. The legs are without mark- ings, and the spines short and hardly visible. The under side of the abdomen (fig. 167) is light in the middle and darker at t
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. — When full grown three-quarters of an inch short, the longest an inch in length. The color is dull yellow or greenish brown. On the cephalothorax there is a narrow yellow stripe in the middle and one on each side (fig. 166), and on the front of the abdomen the usual pointed stripe, dark at the edges and bordered by lighter bands. On the hinder half of the abdomen are indistinct cross marks. The legs are without mark- ings, and the spines short and hardly visible. The under side of the abdomen (fig. 167) is light in the middle and darker at the sides and marked with small brown spots. The males and young are lighter and more plainly marked than the adult female s. This spider lives under stones and other shelters in the woods in a shallow nest, lined with silk, where the female may be found with her cocoon of eggs early in the summer. Lycosa pratensis. —- A small species, four- fifths to half an inch long, yellowish brown, with indistinct light and dark markings. 169, side of cephalothorax. _,, 111 1 • 1 11 1- 1 1 1 17O) front of head and Ihe cephalothorax has a middle light band mandibles. as wide as the eyes, narrowed a little in front of the dorsal groove and broken in the middle by two brown spots (fig. 168). The sides of the cephalothorax near. Figs. i66, 167. Lycosa nidicola. —166, female enlarged twice. 167, under side of 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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