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of abdomen dusky ; dorsum black, the anterior face and anterolateral 

 corners and sides whitish, three pale spots in a triangle near middle 

 and several fainter, smaller ones farther caudad. 



Ocular quadrangle slightly wider in front than behind; eyes of 

 second row minute, behind middle. First row of eyes decidedly 

 recurved ; eyes contiguous or nearly so, the median eyes with diameter 

 two and a half times that of the laterals. 



Femora I and II with three moderately long spines at the distal end 

 on anterior part of dorsal surface and with two spines in the middorsal 

 line farther proximad. Tibia I with the usual three pairs of rather 

 short ventral spines and two on anterior surface ; metatarsus I with 

 two pairs of ventral spines and one on anterior surface at the distal end. 



Tibia of palpus with apophysis at distal end from dorsoectal corner 

 subconical, distally curved. 



Length of male, 4 mm.; length of cephalothorax, 2.1 mm.; width, 

 1.3 mm. 



Locality. — Panama, June. (M. C. Z. 317, one male). 



Phiale huadquinae, sp. nov. 



Plate 25, fig. 3. ' 



Carapace with integument solid shining black, a band of white 

 hair along each side. Sternum and mouthparts also black, the endites 

 pale across tips. Last two pairs of coxae yellowish beneath, the 

 anterior pairs darker; femora, patellae, and tibiae black. Metatar- 

 sus black distally, testaceous proximally; tarsi testaceous. Integu- 

 ment of abdomen black clothed with hair of golden brown lustre; 

 hair of venter grey. 



Lower margin of furrow of chelicera with one stout tooth; upper 

 margin with two teeth united at base. 



Ocular quadrangle wider in front than behind (46:43). Eyes of 

 second row minute, at middle of length of quadrangle or scarcely in 

 front. Anterior row of eyes strongly recurved; median eyes a little 

 more than twice the diameter of the lateral, about one seventh their 

 diameter apart and from the laterals. 



Tibia I with three pairs of spines below and three single ones on 

 anterior surface; metatarsus with two pairs beneath. 



Length of male, 7 mm.; length of cephalothorax, 3.1 mm.; width, 

 2.1 mm. 



Locality. — Huadquina, 5,000 feet, July. (M. C. Z. 318, one male). 



