10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITIGRADE»
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1
The Linguist: Journal of the Institute of Linguists
Various 19"' century editions of Webster's dictionary define 'citigrade' merely as
an adjective meaning 'relating to a tribe of spiders whose legs are fit only for
running'. However, later editions of Webster's define 'Citigradae' (as a Latinised ...
Citigrade Spiders of Russia.* — Herr P. Schmidt discusses 58 species of
Citigrade Bussian spiders, of which three are new, 12 new to Bussia, and some
others hitherto incompletely diagnosed. In the list of 104 Bussian Citigrades, 37
are only ...
3
Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
Citigrade Spiders of Russia.* — Herr P. Schmidt discusses 58 species of
Citigrade Bussian spiders, of which three are new, 12 new to Bussia, and some
others hitherto incompletely diagnosed. In the list of 104 Bussian Citigrades, 37
are only ...
4
The North American Review
He made some observations on the movements of this class of insects, not the
least interesting of all, but certainly the least beloved. He observed one, which
resembled a citigrade, and therefore was not a gossamer, while standing on the
top ...
5
Journal of researches into the natural history and geology ...
... Citigrade (therefore quite different from the gossamer), while standing on the
summit of a post, darted forth four or five threads 183U.] AERONAUT SPIDERS.
1GI from its spinners. These, glittering in 160 RIO PLATA [chap. vm.
6
The Voyage of the Beagle
A spider which was about threetenths of an inch in length, and which in its
general appearance resembled a Citigrade (therefore quite different from the
gossamer), while standing on the summit of a post, darted forthfour or fivethreads
from its ...
7
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Most of the points noted in the previous communication were confirmed, and
those, together with these now presented, seem to make quite complete the
mode of ballooning, at least among the Citigrade, and perhaps also the
Saltigrade ...
8
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
the family Oxyopoidse of the Citigrade spiders, to which it is doubtless properly
relegated in spite of certain analogies with the Attoidae (Saltigrades) on the one
hand, and the Philodrominse ( Later igrades) on the other. Mr. Wright calls them ...
9
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
Aspider which wasabout threetenths of an inchin length,andwhich in its
generalappearance resembleda Citigrade (therefore quite different from the
gossamer), while standing on thesummit of a post, darted forth four orfive threads
from ...
10
On Evolution: The Development of the Theory of Natural Selection
... general appearance resembled a Citigrade (therefore quite different from the
gossamer), while standing on the summit of a post, darted forth four or five
threads from its spinners. These glittering in the sunshine, might be compared to
rays of ...
Charles Darwin, Thomas F. Glick, David Kohn, 1996
