154 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



Sergiolus cyaniventris Simon. 

 Ann. Ent. Soc. France, 1893, p. 311. 



Locality. — Fla. (type loc). 



NoDOCiON, gen. nov. 

 Eye characters as in Drassylliis but armature of chelicera nearly as in 

 Herpylltis. 



Genotype. — N. maieoniis, sp. nov. 



Nodocion mateonus, sp. nov. 



Female. — Carapace and sternum yellow. Legs yellow excepting first 

 two pairs which are brown distad of patellae. Abdomen yellowish above 

 with a median longitudinal darker stripe that expands toward caudal end. 

 Posterior row of eyes procurved; median eyes oblique and angular and 

 much larger than the laterals, less than their radius apart. Eyes of anterior 

 row equal, clypeus narrower than their diameter. Met. I and II with one 

 spine or I with none. Tib. I with one spine; II with two seriate ones. 

 Epigynum of Sergiolus type. 



Length, 6.25 mm.; cephalothorax, 2.66 mm.; tib.+pat. IV, 2.4 mm. 



Holotype.—M. C. Z. 617 ( 9 )■ 



Locality. — California: San Mateo. 



Nodocion barbaranus, sp. nov. 



Female. — Carapace and legs dusky chestnut, sternum clearer chestnut. 

 Abdomen nearly black above, greyish below. Posterior row of eyes 

 straight; median eyes large and nearly contiguous, less than their radius 

 from the laterals. Anterior median eyes smaller than the laterals. Met. 

 I and II with a pair of spines. Tib. I and II with no ventral spines. 

 Epigynum suggesting the usual Drassyllus type. 



Length, 9 mm.; cephalothorax, 3.5 mm.; tib. + pat. IV, 3.66 mm. 



Holotype.—M. C. Z. 656 ( 9 )• 



Locality. — Cal.: Santa Barbara. 



Nodocion iugans, sp. nov. 



Male. — Carapace and legs light brown, the sternum more yellow. Abdo- 

 men dark grey, the scutum weak, not differently colored. Posterior row of 

 eyes procurved ; the medians large and oblique, nearly contiguous, and only 

 about half their radius from the laterals. Laterals eyes separated by the 

 radius of a posterior one. Anterior median eyes two-thirds the diameter of 

 the laterals. Area of median eyes wider behind than in front. Met. I 

 with one spine at base, II with a pair. Tib. I and II unarmed. Upper 

 margin of furrow of chelicera with a chitinous angle above which are two or 

 three denticulations and below it one obscure one. Tibial apophysis of 

 palpus distally truncate. Embolus curved mesad parallel to base on which 

 is a tooth. 



Length, 5.8 mm.; cephalothorax, 2.5 mm.; tib. -f- pat. IV, 2.66 mm. 



Holotype.—M. C. Z. 654 (cf ). 



Locality. — Cal.: Santa Barbara. 



