382 ARANEIDEA. 
1. Steatoda tepidariorum. (Tab. XXXVI. figg. 1, la-c, ¢; 2, 2a-d, @.) 
Theridium tepidariorum, C. Lu. Koch, Die Arachn. viii. p. 75, figg. 647 (2), 648 (?)'; Emerton, 
Trans. Conn. Acad. Sci. vi. p. 18, t. 2. figg. la (¢),16(¢)*; E. Simon, P. Z. 8S. 1897, 
p. 861°; Banks, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (3) i. p. 286°; O. P.-Cambr. Journ. Linn. Soc., 
Zool. x. p. 882°. 
Theridium tepidatorium, Keyserl. Spinn. Amer., Therid. i. p. 9, t. 1. figg. 1, 1a,b,¢(?),1d(¢)’. 
Theridium vulgare, Hentz, Journ. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. vi. p. 271, t. 9. fig. 1 (¢)7; Spid. U.S. 
p. 142, t. 16. fig. 1 (9), t. 21. fig. 12 (¢)*. 
Hab. Norta America? 67, California+.—Mexico, Hermosillo in Sonora; GUATEMALA 
(Sarg).—ANTILLES, St. Vincent 3.—Evroprge!; Cryion’. 
Emerton gives a figure of the palpus of the species which he identifies as Theridium 
vulgare, Hentz; it is identical with that of 7. tepidariorum, C. Li. Koch. 
2. Steatoda teniata. (Tab. XXXVI. figg. 3, ¢; 4,44, 2.) | 
Theridium teniatum, Keyserl. Spinn. Amer., Therid. i. p. 12, t. 1. figg. 2, 24,6(?),2¢(3)’*. 
Type ¢, gynetype 2, in coll. L. Becker, Brussels. Total length, ¢ 2:3, 9 4:1 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Panama, Bugaba (Champion).— 
VENEZUELA }, 
This beautiful little species belongs to the same group as does the European 
S. formosa. 
3. Steatoda florens. (Tab. XXXVI. fig. 5, 9.) 
Theridion florens, O. P.-Cambr. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Arachn. Aran. i. p. 205, t. 24. figg. 12, 
12 a-d(¢?)’. 
Type, 9, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length 2:5 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith '). 
4. Steatoda cavipalpus, sp.n. (Tab. XXXVI. figs. 6, 6a, 3.) 
Type, d, in coll. Godman & Salvin. Total length 2 millim. 
Hab. GuaTEMALA (Sarg). 
This is a very small species with pale yellow-white legs, femora i. being darker; the 
carapace is pale orange, with a central dusky band, and the abdomen is pale yellow, 
with an indistinct cretaceous-white, central, longitudinal, dorsal band. The palpus is 
very characteristic, for which see Plate. 
5. Steatoda forda. (Tab. XXXVI. figg. 7,7 a, 2.) 
Theridium fordum, Keyserl. Spinn. Amer., Therid. i. p. 23, t. 1. figg. 9, 9a-c (¢) 1; Banks, Proc. 
Calif. Acad. Sci. (8) i. p. 236’. 
Type, 2, in Mus. Brit. Total length 6:2 millim. 
Hab. Norta Amunrica, Texas ?—MeExico, Chilpancingo, Amula, Omilteme, Orizaba, 
