138 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Jail., 



Dendryphantes floridanus n. sp. 



Cephalothorax reddish; eyes on black spots; mandibles reddish- 

 brown; sternum pale 3^ellowish; legs similar, first pair rather more 

 reddish-brown, the patella and tibia tipped with a dark spot on inner 

 side; abdomen pale yellowish, with some small scattered brown spots, 

 behind with a larger brown spot, pointed in front (sometimes blunt), 

 indented each side, and with a brown patch each side in front of it. 

 This spot is sometimes broken up into smaller spots. Venter pale, 

 spinnerets a little darker. Male is similar, but more reddish-brown. 

 Tibise I and II have three pairs of spines beneath, two pairs under 

 these metatarsi; hind tibise with many spines, especially at tip. Tibia 

 of male palpus has a short tooth on outer side at tip. Similar in 

 structure to Z). octavus Hentz. 



Length , 9 , 7 to 8 mm. ; c?, 5 mm. 



Several examples from Altoona, July. 

 Thiodina retarius Hentz. 



Many specimens from Punta Gorda, April; Biscayne Bay, April; 

 Enterprise, April; ]\Iiami, April, and Lake Worth, Febr. A very 

 common species in the South. 



Plexippus paykuUi Aud. and Sav. 



Specimens from Punta Gorda, March and April; Palm Beach, March ; 

 Biscayne Bay, April; Runnymede, Nov.; .Altoona, May and June; 

 Miami, April. A very common spider in Florida. 



Tapinattus melanognathus Lucas. 



A pair from Rmmymede, Nov., and others from Ft. Drum. 



Wala palmar um Hentz. 



Specimens from Pimta Gorda, Palm Beach, Biscayne Bay and Enter- 

 prise, in Jan. and April. 

 Wala grenada Peckliam. 



A few specimens from ]\Iiami, April. Not before recorded from the 

 United States. 



Wala mitratus Hentz. 



A few examples from Palm Beach, March; and Biscayne Bay. ]\Iarch. 



Icius wickhami Peckham. 

 Icius fioridana Banks. 



A few from Palm Beach, ]\larch; and Punta Gorda. April. 



Icius pleuralis Banks. 



One female from Punta Gorda, April. 

 Icius elegans Hentz. 



Two from Punta Gorda, in Jan. 



