'74 J. 11. Emerton — Nem England Theridklm. 



is folrled under so that only the end sliows beyond tlie outer hairy 

 portion. The tarsus of the male palpus has a short spur at the base. 

 The tarsal liook is short and curved outwai-d. Fig. 1, ri. The tube 

 of the palpal organ is very large with two smaller appendages near its 

 base. Fig. 1 cy, t. 



Mt. Washington, N. H. ; Montreal, Canada ; Eastern Massachu- 

 setts ; New Haven, Conn.; also common in TCurope. 



Microneta cornupalpis. 



Erigone cornupalpis Camb., Proc. Zonl. Soe. London, ISTi. 

 Plate XXIII, figure 2. 



Length, 2°"" in both sexes. Legs and cephalothorax brownish 

 yellow. Abdomen dark gray. The basal part of the epigynum is 

 two-lobed, and the narrow terminal fingei- extends between and 

 below them. Fig. 2h. The tarsus of the male [)alpus has a long, 

 slightly curved spur about as long as the rest of the tarsus. The 

 tarsal hook has two teeth curved outward at the end, the upper one 

 bilobed. Fig. 2, h. 



Waltham and Milton, Mass., under leaves; New Haven, Conn. 



Microneta persoluta. 



Erigone persoluta Camb., Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 



Plate XXIII, figure 3. 



Males about 1*5"'"' long, some a little larger and others smaller. 

 Cephalothorax and legs light brownish yellow, blackish between the 

 eyes. Females collected at the same time and apparently the same 

 species are considerably smaller, little over 1""" long. The colors are 

 the same in both sexes. The abdomen is dark gray with several 

 pairs of indistinct light spots on the hinder part. The epigynum in 

 my specimens is perhaps immature. Fig. 'ib. It has a narrow 

 finger in the middle, on each side of which is an oval, smooth brown 

 spot. The palpus of the male has a short and small tibia. The tar- 

 sal hook is large, turning outward at the end without any sharp teeth. 

 The tarsus has a short curved spur at the base. The basal part 

 of the palpal organ, Fig. 3a, x, is curved half round the tarsus and 

 colored dark brown. The appendages of the palpal organ, including 

 the tube, are small and crowded together on the inner side. 



Mt. Washington, N. H. ; and Beverly, Lynn and Saugus, Mass. 



