| OCR Text |
Show 260 ON THE SPIDERS OF THE GENUS LATRODECTUS. [Apr. 15, were kindly sent by M. Simon under this name, I am quite unable, at present, to separate from tredecim-guttatus. Simon thinks (Arachn. Fiance, vol. v.) that this form may be identical with pallidus 0. P. Cambridge. Hab. Greece (C. L. Koch); Algeria, Spain, and Senegal (Simon); Spain, Torrevieja (Thorell); Shoa and Tunis (Pavesi). LATRODECTUS SPINIPES Lucas, 1845. Hist. d'Algerie, p. 233, pi. 14. fig. 9. Hab. Algeria (Lucas).- This is possibly either an Asagena or a Pcecilochroa (Drassidae). LATRODECTUS THORACICUS Nicolet, 1854. Gay's Histoire de Chile, p. 461. Hab. Chili (Nicolet).-Probably a variety of L. mactans (Fabr.). LATRODECTUS TREDECIM-GUTTATUS (Rossi), 1790. Fauna Etrusca, vol. ii. p. 136, tab. ix. fig. 10. This species is the common Mediterranean form of which L. erebus Walck. is the dark unicolorous black variety. Hab. Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Spain, N. Africa, Greece, S. Russia, Madeira, etc., etc. LATRODECTUS TROPICUS Van Hasselt, 1860. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, iii. p. 46, pi. 5. Hab. Curacoa.- Probably a small variety of L. geographicus Hasselt. LATRODECTUS VARIEGATUS Nicolet, 1854. Gay's Histoire cle Chile, p. 461, pi. 4. fig. 9. Hab. Chili.- Probably a variety of L. mactans Fabr. LATRODECTUS VARIOLUS Walck., 1837. Insectes Apteres, i. p. 648. Hab. Georgia.-Variety of L. mactans Fabr. LATRODECTUS VENATOR Aud. in Sav., 1825-27. Savigny's ' Egypte,' p. 138, pi. 3. fig. 11. Hab. Egypt.-Variety of L. tredecim-guttatus (Rossi). LATRODECTUS VERECUNDUS (Hentz), 1850. Boston Journ. Nat. Hist. vi. p. 280, pi. x. figs. 1 & 2. Sub Theridion. Hab. N. America.- A dark variety of L. mactans (Fabr.), having the same relation to it as L. erebus bears to L. 13-guttatus. LATRODECTUS ZICKZACK (Karsch), 1878. Zeits. gesammt. Naturwiss. Ii. p. 311 (1878). Sub Theridium. Hab. Zanzibar.-Variety of L. geometricus C. Koch. LATRODECTUS ZORILLUS (Walck.), 1837. Insectes Apteres, Atlas, pi. 19. figs. 2 B , 2d, 2D. Sub Tetra-gnathe zorille, <$ ad.-Obviously L. mactans Fabr. |
