486 J. H. Mnerton — New England Lycosidm. 



A 8oft and dark-coloi'ed specimen, probably lately molted, lias the 

 rinos on the legs and all the dark iiiarkino-s more distinct and the 

 epigynum smoother and less shrunken than usual, with the front part 

 of the middle lobe nearly straight and with [)arallel edges not con- 

 tracted in the middle as in most specimens. 



The epigynum is very different from those of the related species. 

 The anterior pit is single and the middle lobe is narrow in front and 

 widened behind into a triangular and thickened end. 



The palpal organ has the barbed process across the base of the 

 bulb rather small and black. The tube is long and curved around 

 the end of the hollow of the tarsus. At its base is a hard process 

 extending across the bulb parallel to the barbed appendage. A thin 

 process extends around parallel with the tube to its end. 



This species lives in woods running among the dead leaves, which 

 it much resembles in color. It matures in spring and carries its 

 cocoons in May and June. 



New Haven, Conn. ; Boston, Mass. 



Lycosa carolinensis Hentz. 



Plate XLVII, figures 1, la, \b. 



A large female is 30"'™ long. Cephalothorax, 13"'"' long, 10"'"' wide ; 

 1st leg, 35'"™, 4th leg, 48'""\ 



The male is more slender. One measures 18'"" long. Cephalothorax, 

 10™"' long, '7-5"'"' wide; 1st leg, 33™'", 4th leg, 37™™. 



The whole body and legs are mouse color above, light in males and 

 darker in females. The joints of the legs are darker towards the 

 tips and the spines are black. The abdomen is indistinctly marked 

 above. The markings of the under side are much brighter. The 

 under side of the abdomen, sternum and coxae are deep black, the 

 femora light mouse color with a black ring at the end. The tibiae 

 are gray in the middle and black at the ends. The mandibles are 

 black with orange hairs on the front. All these markings are nnich 

 less distinct in the female than male. 



The whole body is thickly covered with short hair. The tarsi are 

 very hairy, especially on the under side, covering up the claws except 

 the tips. 



Half-grown females in Sept., at New Haven, running in dry pas- 

 tures, are very brightly marked, nearly black on the back of the ab- 

 domen, with the segments distinct. 



This species digs a hole six or eight inches deep, but is often found 

 under stones <»i' running in fields and occasionally in houses all over 



