Superfamily Argiopoidea 



tenebrosus, which resembles the old, and dwells in dark places, 

 whereas this is quite a diurnal species, fond of broad day- 

 light." 



Dolomedes pinicola (D. pi-nic'o-la). — Among the rare species 

 described by Hentz is one which he named M icrommata pinicola. 

 The position of this species is in doubt; it is placed by Banks 

 in his Catalogue ('10) in the genus Tbaumasia. 



Mr. Banks has kindly loaned me for study his only specimen 

 of what he believes to be this species, although he states that he 

 is not absolutely sure of it. The specimen agrees well with the 



Fig. 709. DOLOMEDES 

 TENAX (after Hentz) 



Fig. 710. DOLOMEDES 

 PINICOLA (after Hentz) 



description and figure by Hentz; and, as 1 know of no other 

 specimen, 1 accept without question Mr. Banks's identification 

 of the species. 



Figure 710 is a copy of the figure by Hentz, and the following 

 is his description: "Whitish, cephalothorax with the area of the 

 eyes dusky; abdomen with various indistinct curved lines and 

 impressions; venter with two curved lines of minute brown dots. 

 Feet 1. 2. 4. 3. Habitat Alabama." 



I have removed the species, provisionally, until more shall 

 be known about it, to the genus Dolomedes; because in Mr. 

 Banks's specimen the lower margin of the furrow of «the chelic- 

 erae is armed with four quite evenly spaced teeth, while in Tbaum- 

 asia this margin is armed with only three teeth, of which the 

 last is remote from the others. In this specimen the lorum of 

 the pedicle resembles in form that of Dolomedes. 



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