Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . thelatter. A. E. Verrill—7he Bermuda Islands. 831 The most prominent species, aside from the Silk-spider, is thegreat brown House Spider {Heteropoda venatoria), which is verycommon. Fig. 206. The cosmopolitan species were probably mostly introduced fromEurope by the early settlers, while the tropical American formswere mostly brought from the AVest Indies. Probably every vesselthat arrives brings numerous spiders, some of which may easily benatuialized. Doubtless there are numerous additional species, notyet recorded from the islan
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . thelatter. A. E. Verrill—7he Bermuda Islands. 831 The most prominent species, aside from the Silk-spider, is thegreat brown House Spider {Heteropoda venatoria), which is verycommon. Fig. 206. The cosmopolitan species were probably mostly introduced fromEurope by the early settlers, while the tropical American formswere mostly brought from the AVest Indies. Probably every vesselthat arrives brings numerous spiders, some of which may easily benatuialized. Doubtless there are numerous additional species, notyet recorded from the islands. The following species are generally distributed in both hemis-pheres : Tegenaria Derhami Scop. J*holcus tipuloides Koch. (Fig. 212.) Theridium Koch; House Spider. (Fig. 213.) Theridium rufipes Lucas; House Spider. Uloborus geniculates 0\W\eY. (Fig. 215.) Heteropoda venatoria (L.); Great House Spider.* (Fig. 206.) Tapinattus melanognathus Lucas; Black Jumping Spider. () Plexippus PaykulU Aud. and Sav.; Jumping Spider. (Fig. 223.). Figure 206.—Great House Spider {Heteropoda venatoria); 3>2 natural size. Phot, by A. H. V. The following are native of the West Indies and southern L^nitedStates:—Zioxosceles rufescens Lucas. * Very common in outbuildings ; runs and jumps with great agility. Thelarger ones are to inches across the outstretched legs. 832 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Islaiids. Filistata hibernalis Hentz; Large Brown Spider. (Figs, 210, 211.)A rather large brown house spider. Scytodes longipes Lucas. Scytodes fusca Walck. Lathrodectus geometricus Koch; Venomous Spider. (Figs, 214,a, h.) Abdomen light gray, with darker gray markings. Argyroepeira hortoruni Hentz; Silvery Spider. (Fig. 218.) Abdo-men with silvery marks. Nephila cluvijyesYsihY., Silk Spider. (Fig. 205.) Epeira labyvinthea Hentz. (Fig. 219«, 219^,) Oxyopes salticus Hentz, The following are native also of the West Indies:—Epeira g?aciiipes B\]i.\ Theisil W
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