INTRODUCTION PAGE
NUMBER AND NAMES OF SPIDERS vii
ANATOMY viii
SILK AND SPINNING ORGANS x
COLORS AND MARKINGS xi
HABITATS OF COMMON SPIDERS xii-xiv
COBWEBS xvi
CATCHING AND PRESERVING SPIDERS xvii
THE DRASSIDÆ 1-21
CLUBIONA 15
THE DYSDERIDÆ 22
THE THOMISIDÆ 24-40
MISUMENA 25
XYSTICUS 30
PHILODROMUS 35
THE ATTIDÆ 41-66
THE LYCOSIDÆ 67-90
LYCOSA 68
PARDOSA 78
DOLOMEDES 85
OCYALE 88
OXYOPES 88
THE AGALENIDÆ 91-106
THE THERIDIDÆ 107-13
THERIDIUM 110
STEATODA 119
PHOLCUS 128
SCYTODES 131
THE LINYPHIADÆ 134-153
LINYPHIA 134
ERIGONE 148
THE EPEIRIDÆ 154-204
ROUND WEBS OF THE EPEIRIDÆ 155-159
SPECIES OF EPEIRA 160-181
THE THREE SPECIES OF THE GENUS ZILLA 184
ACROSOMA 188
ARGIOPE 192-198
TETRAGNATHA 198-204
THE CINIFLONIDÆ, OR CRIBELLATA 205-220
DICTYNA 205
AMAUROBIUS 213
ULOBORUS 216
HYPTIOTES 218
FILISTATA 220