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numerously spined. Sternum one and one-third longer than broad, 

 broadest near middle, sides rounded. Abdomen slender, fully twice as 

 long as broad ; ventral furrow nearer to epigynum than to the spinnerets. 

 The epigynum shows a 'transversely rounded area, trilobate behind, the 

 median lobe smaller and pointed, in each side a curved reddish opening. 

 Jacksonville, Florida; April. Collected by Messrs. Laurent and 

 Castle. 



Theridmm do7'satu>n, n. sp. 



Length $ 4 mm.; femur L 2.1 ram., femur IIL 1.2 mm. Cephalo- 

 thorax dark yellow-brown, brown on the edges, eye region blackish, and 

 behind is a triangular brown spot with its apex on the dorsal groove. 

 Abdomen grayish, with a pale central mark bordered by black, from the 

 projections faint marks run to the sides ; sides pale ; venter black, with 

 a large central triangular silvery spot, spinnerets surrounded with black; 

 a curved black line reaches from the anterior portion of the abdomen 

 across the sides to the middle of the venter, where it joins the dark ven- 

 tral area ; sternum brown ; legs pale yellowish, with brownish bands at 

 the middle and ends of the joints, those on middle of femora L and IL 

 are narrow and oblique. P. M. E. are about their diameter apart, 

 A. M. E. much more than their diameter apart ; sternum triangular, a 

 little longer than broad in front ; legs moderately long and slender, 

 metatarsus L about equal to tibia L; abdomen a little longer than broad 

 and not very high. The epigynum shows a rounded semi-triangular lobe 

 projecting behind. 



Olympia, Washington. (Trevor Kincaid). Readily known by the 

 large silvery spot on venter. 



Theridium elevatum, n. sp. 



Length $ 4 mm.; femur L 2 mm. Cephalothorax yellow, with a 

 black stripe each side and one on the middle, the latter with a short 

 lateral spur each side at the dorsal groove and growing narrower behind ; 

 mandibles with brown lines. Abdomen gray, mottled with white and 

 brown ; the white is in the form of curved lines ; venter dark, with two 

 white spots in front of the spinnerets ; sternum yellow, with some short 

 black lines reaching from the sides ; legs pale, banded and thickly 

 spotted with dark brown, bands at ends of joints, base and middle 

 spotted. P. M. E. hardly their diameter apart ; A. M. E. equal to P. 

 M. E., more than their diameter apart ; mandibles slender ; sternum tri- 

 angular, barely longer than broad in front ; legs short and stout, femur 



