. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. middle. The sides are darkest toward the front end, where there are two black spots. The under side is lighter than the back. The epigynum (fig. 180) differs from that of the related species, having the middle lobe narrow in front and wide and triangular at the end. Lycosa communis. — This is a common spider in pastures, running in grass or hiding under stones. It varies in color from light gray to almost black, but the markings are almost always the same and distinct. On the thorax there is a middle stripe ex- tending forwar
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. middle. The sides are darkest toward the front end, where there are two black spots. The under side is lighter than the back. The epigynum (fig. 180) differs from that of the related species, having the middle lobe narrow in front and wide and triangular at the end. Lycosa communis. — This is a common spider in pastures, running in grass or hiding under stones. It varies in color from light gray to almost black, but the markings are almost always the same and distinct. On the thorax there is a middle stripe ex- tending forward to the eyes, and a narrower one between the eyes to the front of the head (fig. 181). I Figs. 179, 180. Lycosa kochii.— 179, female enlarged twice. 180, epigynum. At the sides are light stripes nearly as wide as the middle one extending under the eyes to the front of the head. On the abdomen the front pointed stripe is large. The light stripes at the side of it are wide and distinct, uniting on the hinder half of the abdomen into a middle stripe, broken some- times into a row of four or five spots. In dark individuals this light marking is yellow and more. 181,182. Ly- cosa communis.— 181, female en- larged three times. 182, front of head showing 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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