. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE THOMISID/E 35 THE GENUS PHILODROAIUS In these spiders there is less difference in length between the front and hind legs than in Misumena or Xysticus. The legs are long and slender, the second pair longest, and the body is small and flat, and the abdomen pointed behind. The colors are brown and gray, and the whole body is often covered with fine flattened hairs that in the males are iridescent. P/nlodro7)U(s vulgaris lives usu- ally on houses and fences, but the other species on plants. Philodromus vulgaris. — About cjuarter of an inch lo
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE THOMISID/E 35 THE GENUS PHILODROAIUS In these spiders there is less difference in length between the front and hind legs than in Misumena or Xysticus. The legs are long and slender, the second pair longest, and the body is small and flat, and the abdomen pointed behind. The colors are brown and gray, and the whole body is often covered with fine flattened hairs that in the males are iridescent. P/nlodro7)U(s vulgaris lives usu- ally on houses and fences, but the other species on plants. Philodromus vulgaris. — About cjuarter of an inch long, the legs of the female spreading over an inch and those of the male an inch and a quarter (figs. loi, 102). They often stand with all the legs extended sidewise, flat against a wall or fence which they closely resemble in color. When freshly molted they are cov- ered with fine gray hairs of the color of weathered boards, that obscure most of the markings. Older spiders or those wet with alcohol are covered with small gray spots forming a stripe in the middle of the front of the abdomen and a herringbone pattern on the hinder half. The edges of the back of the abdomen are dark and form a sharp line against the light. 102 Figs, ioi, 102, 103, 104. Philodromus vulgaris.— loi, male. 102, female. Both enlarged four times. 103, tibia of the male palpus. 104, one of 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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