. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE THOMISID.'E 25 than the first and second. Ebo latitJiorax (p. 38) is a small Philo- dromus, with a wide body and exaggerated second legs. T/iajia- tus lycosoidcs (p. 40) is like a stout Philodromus, with rough hairs and markings, resembling some Lycosidas. TihcUns duttonii (p. 39) is a long straw-colored spider, resembling Philodromus in its feet and head, but having a long slender abdomen, with two black spots. THE GENUS MISUMENA The Misumenas are the most conspicuous spiders of their family, and are among the few that are popularly noti
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE THOMISID.'E 25 than the first and second. Ebo latitJiorax (p. 38) is a small Philo- dromus, with a wide body and exaggerated second legs. T/iajia- tus lycosoidcs (p. 40) is like a stout Philodromus, with rough hairs and markings, resembling some Lycosidas. TihcUns duttonii (p. 39) is a long straw-colored spider, resembling Philodromus in its feet and head, but having a long slender abdomen, with two black spots. THE GENUS MISUMENA The Misumenas are the most conspicuous spiders of their family, and are among the few that are popularly noticed. They grow to a large size and are white or brightly colored, and live in open places on flowers. The males and females differ widely. The males mature early and remain small, and are marked with a variety of colors in spots and bands, W|hile the females grow several times as large, lose in great part their markings, and become white or yellow. In both sexes the two front pairs of legs are much longer than the two hinder pairs, and often differently col- ored. In the young the colors are variable and there is less difference between the sexes. The Misumenas live on plants, among the flowers, especially on large flat clusters, like those of carrot and. ^:-1'^ Ji^^' Fig. 7v Misumena aleatoiia. — Natural size, among flowers of thoroughwort, holding a fly in her 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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