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 INTRODUCTION