26 J. II. Emerton — Neio England Theridkloe. 



LaSSeola Simon. 



Arachnides de France, vol. v. 



Cephalothorax short, wide and high, nearly straight in front and 

 inclined behind. Upper eyes large, equidistant or the middle pair 

 farthest apart. Antei'ior eyes in a line curved strongly backward, 

 the middle much the largest, wide apart, but almost toucliing the 

 lateral eyes and raised on a slight ridge which projects forward. 

 The lateral eyes are united in pairs. Abdomen high, rounded or 

 oval, sometimes pointed behind beyond the spinnerets. Feet 1, 4, 2, 

 3, or 4, 1, 2, 3. 



Lasseola cancellata. 



Jheridion cancellatum Hentz. 



Plate V, figures 4, 4a. 



The whole length is 1*5""". The cephalothorax is oval, about two- 

 thirds as wide as long. The front middle eyes are the largest and 

 are neai'ly twice as far apart as the hind middle eyes. The abdomen 

 is rounded in front and widens backward for two-thirds of its length, 

 where it abruptly narrows into a short hump that extends back- 

 ward beyond the spinnerets. The cephalothorax is dark gray 

 or black. The abdomen has several transverse white marks across 

 the back and various whitish marks each side, the rest being black 

 and gray in small spots of irregular shapes. The front legs are twice 

 as long as the second or fourth and tlie patella, tibia and end of 

 femur are gray, darker at the joints. The other legs are white with 

 black rings. The palpi are colored in the same way and thickened at 

 the ends. I have only one specimen, from New Haven, Conn., under 

 a stone, April 3, 1881. Hentz describes it from Alabama. 



Euryopis Menge. 



These are short and stout s})iders, marked with black and silvery 

 white. The cephalothorax is short and wide. Head narrow and 

 high. Upper eyes nearly the same size and equidistant. Front row 

 curved with the middle eyes larger than the others and farther apart. 

 Abdomen short and wide, pointed toward the spinnerets. Mandibles 

 small. Feet slender, 4, 1, 2, 3. Palpi of female slightly thickened 

 at the end. 



