Argyrodes trigonum.—292, side of female enlarged eight times, the dotted line showing the abdomen bent downward. 293, tip of abdomen seen from above. 294, top of cephalothorax. 295, cephalothorax of male.
Steatoda guttata.—280, female enlarged eight times. 281, head and eyes.
Spintharus flavidus, enlarged four times.
Linyphia communis.—323, back of female enlarged eight times. 324, profile of male
Mimetus interfector, enlarged four times, showing markings of two different individuals.
Scytodes thoracica.—312, female enlarged eight times. 313, Side of cephalothorax.
Pholcus cornutus.—309, side of female enlarged four times. 310, back of female. 311, front of mandibles of male, showing the curved horns.
Euryopis funebris, enlarged four times
Linyphia marginata.—319, female enlarged eight times, showing markings of the back. 320, side of abdomen.
Ero leonina.—316, back of female enlarged eight times. 317, side of female. Misidentified as Ero thoracica. see [World Spider Catalog http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/refincluded/1258] entry.
Web of young Linyphia mandibulata in short grass near the ground. About the real size.
Web of Pholcus phalangioides between two shelves in a cellar. Public domain photograph of a bottle, vessel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beginning of a web of Linyphia marginata.
Web of Linyphia marginata. Half the real size.
Linyphia mandibulata.—326, markings of abdomen of female enlarged eight times. 327, side of abdomen. 328, cephalothorax and palpus of male. 329, mandibles of male.
Pholcus phalangioides.—306, female and male natural size, and cephalothorax of female much enlarged. 307, mandibles of male.
Linyphia coccinea.—330, female. 331, male enlarged twelve times.
Web of Pityohyphantes costatus (misidentified as Linyphia phrygiana) in a barberry bush. The spider stood under the upper part of the inclined sheet close to the stem.
Pityohyphantes costatus (misidentified as Linyphia phrygiana).—333, markings of abdomen enlarged eight times. 334, palpus of male.
Linyphia nebulosa.—336, male. 337, female enlarged twelve times. 338, markings of back of abdomen.
Web of Linyphia communis between the branches of a spruce tree. Half the real size.
Argyrodes nephilæ.—297, female. 298, male. Both enlarged eight times. 299, head of male.
Linyphia nebulosa.—339, palpus of male. 340, epigynum from below. 341, epigynum from the right side.
Linyphia minuta.—342, side of abdomen of female. 343, epigynum. 344, end of palpus of male.
Drapetisca alteranda (misidentified as Linyphia socialis[1]).—345, markings of back of abdomen enlarged eight times. 346, side of female. 347, front of female showing eyes, mandibles, and palpi.
Linyphia insignis.—348, female enlarged twelve times. 349, side of abdomen of female. 350, epigynum.
Linyphia concolor.—351, end of palpus of male. 352, side of epigynum. 353, epigynum from below.
Linyphia nigrina.—354, side of male. 355, markings of back of female. 356, end of palpus of male. 357, 358, epigynum.
Web of Erigone dentigera among stems of grass close to the ground. About the real size.
Erigone dentigera trying to fly. Enlarged eight times. From a photograph on Boston Common.
Erigone autumnalis.—366, under side of cephalothorax of male. 367, palpus of male.
Erigone dentigera.—361, side of male. 362, back of cephalothorax of male enlarged sixteen times. 363, female. 364, mandible of male. 365, maxilla of male.
Ceratinella lætabilis.—368, outline of side of female enlarged sixteen times. 369, 370, end of male palpus.
Ceratinella fissiceps.—371, varieties in the form of the head. 372, 373, palpus of male.
Walckenaeria directa (=Cornicularia directa).—374, male enlarged sixteen times. 375, head of male showing the double horn. 376, head of male from above.
Ceratinopsis interpres.—377, head of male. 378, end of palpus of male.
Web of Epeira strix (Larinioides cornutus) covered with dew hanging between the rails of a fence. One-third the real size.
Epeira sclopetaria (Larinioides sericatus) tearing down an old web and beginning a new one. Five new rays have been made and a quarter of the old web remains at the right.
Finished web of Epeira sclopetaria (Larinioides sericatus) with unusually small number of rays. The spider hangs in the center, head downward, in its customary position. The lower half of the web is wider than More
Unfinished web of Epeira sclopetaria (Larinioides sericatus) showing the completed inner spiral ending at a. The outer spiral began at b, went to c, and returned to d; turned and went to e, and then to f; and More
383, Larinioides sericatus (=Epeira sclopetaria). 384, Larinioides patagiatus (=Epeira patagiata). 385, Larinioides cornutus (=Epeira strix).
Egg cocoon of Epeira sclopetaria (Larinioides sericatus) under the edge of a clapboard. Natural size.
389, Epeira angulata. 390, Epeira silvatica (=Araneus nordmanni). Both enlarged twice.
Epeira corticaria.—Back of female enlarged eight times.
Neoscona arabesca ( = Epeira trivittata), enlarged four times.—393, female. 394, male. 395, markings of under side of abdomen.
Web of Epeira insularis, with nest above covered with leaves and several threads leading from the nest to the center of the web. One-third the real size.
Araneus marmoreus (Epeira insularis), enlarged twice.—398, female. 399, male.
Web of young Epeira insularis, showing the nest above and the straight thread leading from the nest to the center of the web. Half the real size.
Epeira thaddeus, enlarged four times.
Epeira trifolium in its nest in a plant of golden-rod. Natural size.
Web of Epeira globosa (=Araneus pegnia) in the corner of a doorway, showing the large tent at the top, from which a coarse thread runs to the center of the round web.
Epeira trifolium, enlarged twice.—403, female. 404, male.
Epeira displicata, enlarged four times.
Web of Epeira labyrinthea with large irregular web around the nest. One-third the real size.
Web of Epeira labyrinthea with string of cocoons in the upper part over the spider's nest. One-third the real size.
Epeira gibberosa, enlarged eight times.—411, back of female. 412, side view to show humps on the cephalothorax.
Web of Epeira gibberosa, showing the round center of the inner spiral, the great number of rays, and the closeness of the spirals. Torn in several places by use. Half the real size.
Araneus miniatus (Epeira scutulata), enlarged four times.
Markings of the abdomen of Eustala cepina (=Epeira parvula), enlarged twice.
Acanthepeira stellata (Epeira stellata), enlarged four times.
Unfinished web of Epeira stellata with the spider hanging near the center. Half the real size.
Larinia directa.—424, male with one front leg to show its great length. 425, female with the legs of one side drawn up in a natural position, showing the spots. 426, female with four large spots on the back. 4 More
Half-finished web of young Cyclosa conica, showing sticks and rubbish across the lower half. The inner spiral has a loop in the left side.
Female Zilla atrica, enlarged four times.
Middle of web of Zilla atrica with the open segment and thread to the nest at the left.
Tubular nest of Zilla atrica.
Markings of the back of Singa variabilis (Hypsosinga pygmaea).
Web of Micrathena sagittata (Acrosoma spinea).
Male palpi of Zilla.—434, Zilla atrica. 435, Zilla x-notata. 435a, Zilla montana.
Micrathena sagittata (=Acrosoma spinea).—440, female enlarged four times. 441, male enlarged four times. 442, young less than half grown.
Micrathena gracilis (Acrosoma rugosa), enlarged four times.
Meta ovalis (misidentified as Meta menardi [1]) , enlarged four times.—443, 444, half-grown young. 445, back of adult female.
Leucauge venusta (Argyroepeira hortorum), enlarged four times.—446, under side of female. 447, back of female.
Argiope aurantia (Argiope riparia) in the middle of the web. Natural size.
Argiope aurantia (Argiope riparia).—449, female. 450, male enlarged twice.
Middle of web of Argiope aurantia, natural size. The large inner spiral ends at b and the outer spiral at a. At c, c, are thickened spots on the rays where the inner spiral was attached while the web was making.
Rudimentary web of male Argiope riparia of the natural size. Part of the web of the female at the left shows the difference between the webs of the two sexes.
Web of Argiope riparia in an oval opening among plants from which the leaves have been drawn away by the spider. At the left of the web is a screen of irregular threads.
Egg cocoon of Argiope riparia in marsh grass. Natural size.
Argiope trifasciata (Argiope transversa).—455, female. 456, male. Both enlarged twice.
Web of Argiope transversa in an opening among marsh grass, covered above by wilted ends of grass leaves.
The same web shown in Fig. 459, treated so as to show the inner spiral and the hole in the middle of the web.
Egg cocoon of Argiope transversa in marsh grass.
Backs of females of four species of Tetragnatha.—461, grallator (=elongata). 462, extensa. 463, laboriosa. 464, straminea.
Cephalothorax, mandible, and palpus of males.—465, Tetragnatha grallator (=elongata). 466, Tetragnatha extensa.
Web of Tetragnatha in tansy plants, showing the spider in its usual position.
469, cribellum. 470, calamistrum of Callobius bennetti (=Amaurobius sylvestris).
Cephalothorax, mandibles, and palpus of male.—467, Tetragnatha laboriosa. 468, Tetragnatha straminea.
Webs of Dictyna on the side of a house. The nests were in the groove between the boards, and the webs radiated irregularly from them, crossing each other in all directions so as to appear like parts of one web.
Dictyna foliacea (=Dictyna frondea).—479, markings of the abdomen enlarged eight times. 480, cephalothorax and palpus of male. 481, palpus of male.
Web of Dictyna in the corner of a window pane.
Emblyna sublata (=Dictyna volupis).—474, female. 475, male. Both enlarged eight times. 476, side of male. 477, front of head of male enlarged sixteen times, showing curved mandibles. 478, palpus of male.
Web of Dictyna on the end of a twig.
Dictyna volucripes.—484, female enlarged eight times. 485, tibia of male palpus of Dictyna volucripes. 486, tibia of male palpus of Dictyna muraria.
Horizontal web of Uloborus near the ground, one side attached to a fallen tree. The outer spiral is finished over only half the diameter of the web. A line of loose silk runs across the web, and in the middle More
Varieties of marking on the abdomen of Emblyna annulipes (=Dictyna muraria).
Web of Amaurobius sylvestris on a rough conglomerate rock. The spider had a nest in a crack at one side.
Amaurobius sylvestris.—489, female enlarged four times. 490, male palpus without the terminal joint to show the processes of the tibia.
Titanoeca americana (=Amaurobius americana), enlarged four times.
Web of old Uloborus. The spider is in the middle and at the left are three egg cocoons. One-third the real size.