. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. found in the autumn. The web is like that of gibbcrosa, with a large, round, and close inner spiral from which, in the unfin- ished web, the temporary spiral starts abruptly. The web is made in low bushes and may be vertical or inclined. Epeira scutulata. — A light yellow spider, a sixth to a fifth of an inch long, with the abdomen angular behind and at the sides and as wide as long (fig. 415). The cepha- lothorax is half as wide in front as it is behind, and the lateral eyes are as far from the middle eyes as they are from e
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. found in the autumn. The web is like that of gibbcrosa, with a large, round, and close inner spiral from which, in the unfin- ished web, the temporary spiral starts abruptly. The web is made in low bushes and may be vertical or inclined. Epeira scutulata. — A light yellow spider, a sixth to a fifth of an inch long, with the abdomen angular behind and at the sides and as wide as long (fig. 415). The cepha- lothorax is half as wide in front as it is behind, and the lateral eyes are as far from the middle eyes as they are from each other. The front legs are a fourth longer than the second. The general color is light yellow, the legs darker at the ends of the joints, with long black spines. ira The head has a few brown or red marks behind piadda, enlarged the eyes and back to the dorsal groove, but these eight times. are often entirely absent. The abdomen is lighter across the front between the two corners, and there is sometimes a distinct white transverse stripe. In front of each corner is a black spot, and there is generally a row of small black spots around the front of the abdomen, and two rows behind converging toward the spinnerets. In the hinder rows of spots the middle pair are generally longest, and sometimes these are the only pair present. The under side has no distinct markings. The epigynum is dark at the sides, and the finger is short and flat at the end and turned a little outward. The male has the legs longer, and the cephalothorax wider behind. The abdomen is not much larger than the cephalothorax and less angular than in the female. The colors are the same as in the female, some individuals being light and some Fig. 415. Epeira scu- tulata, enlarged four 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 wo
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