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the spinnerets. On the fore part of this band is a dark stri[)e edged 

 with bhick ending in a point about the middle of the abdomen. 

 Th'ere are also some black spots on the edges of the light stripe pos- 

 teriorly. The under side of the abdomen is light buff with a black 

 mark, shaped like a horse-shoe, open towards the front; sometimes 

 the front ends of this mark are joined and there is a black median 

 stripe, leaving only two buff spots. The markings above and below 

 are very distinct. Length of female 12 mm. 



I have found this species under stones and logs. It is not common 

 about Philadelphia but is very abundant in York Co. along the 

 Susquehanna River. I have also taken it in Chester Co., Penn. and 

 at Pt. Pleasaant, N. J. 

 L. ocreata Ilentz. 



Above, cephalothorax brown with a broad central and narrow lat- 

 eral band. Region around the eyes black. Abdomen brown on 

 the sides with a light central baud indistinctly barred with brown 

 on the posterior portion and with a central brown band reaching to 

 about the middle. Under side of the abdomen uniform buff. Legs 

 light with long spines, the first pair in the male thickly covered 

 with black bristly hairs which stand out horizontally forming a con- 

 spicuous tuft. 



I have taken this species near Philadelphia and in York Co., 

 Penn. Length of male 7 mm. 



L. punctulata Hentz. 



Above, cephalothorax light buff with two longitudinal brown 

 bands extending back from the eyes leaving a central buff band of 

 about equal width. There is also a very narrow^ line of brown on 

 the margin and traces of a submarginal line. The abdomen has a 

 dark median band edged w^ith black running its entire length and 

 on each side of this, a buff band, while the sides are brown. The 

 under side is buff, the abdomen usually with a few black dots. Legs 

 bu.f. ■ Length of female 15 mm. 



I have taken this species in Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster 

 Counties, Penn. and at Point Pleasant, N. J. It is found running 

 among grass but is not nearly as common as the next. 

 L. scutulata Ilentz. 



Similar to L.punctulatn. Cephalothorax buflf" with two wide brown 

 bands and a narrower buff one between them. jNIarginal line black, 

 submarginal line brown, indistinct. The abdomen has a broad dark 



