ISCHNOTHELE, 
ISCHNOTHELE. 
Macrothele, subg. Ischnothele, Ausserer, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxv. 
Males *. 
A. Size much larger. Tibia i. with a short broad spur at the apex 
beneath, the latter bearing 8 or 9 short stout spines at the tip. 
Conical spur beneath protarsus i. rather less than halfway from the 
base of the joint. Tarsus i. with 2 or 3 fine spines only on the 
inner side beneath. Bulb of palpus much more elongate at the apex 
and less sinuous . . 
B. Size much smaller. Tibia i. with a narrow, more slender, and elon- 
gate spur at the apex beneath, the latter bearing four stout spines 
only at the tip. Conical spur beneath protarsus i. midway between 
the base and apex of the joint beneath. Tarsus i. with 3 spines on 
the outer side, but with from 15 to 20 short stout spines set in 
irregular double series on the outer side beneath. Bulb of palpus 
less elongate and more decidedly sinuous towards the apex 
Females. 
A. Carapace unicolorous testaceous-brown. 
i. Abdomen unicolorous, clothed with silky rufous-golden pubescence. 
Legs unicolorous. Length 11 millim. se ee 
ii, Abdomen with a central dorsal longitudinal series of transverse pale 
orange (or yellow) A-shaped bars, the first half separate, the second 
united on the median line. Legs annulated and spotted with 
brown. 
a. Size larger: length 18 millim. . 
6. Size smaller: length 10-11 millim. 
i, Abdomen black, spotted with dull testaceous, and on the second 
half ornamented with two rows of short, oPtianes testaceous 
lines, three on each side . . 
ii. Abdomen dull purple-brown, speckled with dull testaceous . spots 
on the sides and apex; with a central dorsal longitudinal 
series of 6 transverse dull orange A-shaped bars, the first 
three separate, the second three united on the median line . 
B. Carapace margined with a broad band of dull orange . 
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p. 162 (1875). 
digitata, O. P.-Cambr. 
guianensis, Walck. 
caudata, Auss. 
digitata, O. P.-Cambr. 
zebrina, E. Simon. 
guianensis, Walck. 
[scemensi, F. P.-Cambr., 
and pusilla, KE. Sim., from Brazil. | 
1. Ischnothele digitata. (ab. II. figg. 8, 8a-d, ¢.) 
Macrothele digitata, O. P.-Cambr. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Arachn. Aran. p. 
3a-d(g)* 
92(¢¢), t. 12. fige. 3, 
Hab, Guatemata, Cubilguitz, Chamiquin, Tucuru, Escuintla (Sarg '). 
For figures of the mandible, spinners, and tibia i., see Tab. II. 
* TI do not know the males of J. caudata or I. zebrina. 
fige. 8, 8a-d. 
