236 J. TL JEmerton — Nexo Miglancl, Attidce,. 



long and slender, the fourth pair longest and the first next. The 

 first pair are only a little stouter than the others. PI. XVII, fig. 6. 

 The epigynum is large with the anterior openings wide and far apart. 

 The notch behind is very deep and narrow. Fig. 6 J. 



I have seen females only from Salem and Medford, Mass., and 

 New Haven, Conn. 



Msevia vittata. 



Aslia vittata Pockham, Attus vittatus Hentz, Attus niger Hentz. i McBvia pencillata 

 Koch. 



This is a large and brightly colored spider with long legs. The 

 female is 8""" long, the male smaller but with the legs longer. PI. 

 XIX, figs. 1, la, \h. 



The living female has the legs and palpi translucent, a little yellow 

 or greenish white. They are marked with indistinct light gray rings 

 and black spots at the base of the hairs and spines. The cephalo- 

 thorax is dark brown between the eyes and translucent like the legs 

 in the thoracic part. There is a fine black line in the middle and on 

 each side and a few gray marks radiating from the dorsal groove. 

 The whole top of the cephalothorax is covered with greenish yellow 

 scales mixed with gray hairs. The eyes are black and one female 

 has a red stripe under the eyes each side. The abdomen is covered 

 with scales which in the middle and at the sides are gray and mixed 

 with black hairs. There are two longitudinal bands of light copper 

 red along the back of the abdomen and indistinct angular marks of 

 the same color in the middle of the hinder half. The colors of the 

 under side are light gray and yellow spotted with gray on the 

 abdomen. 



According to Peckham, males of two very different colors belong 

 to this species. One kind resembles the female. Fig, 1^. The red 

 bands on the abdomen are broken up into rows of spots connected 

 with the middle angular markings. The gray and black spots on 

 the legs and cephalothorax are larger and there are several black 

 marks on the front of the abdomen. 



The palpi are bright orange yellow with the tibial hook black and 

 a black spot on the inner side of each joint. The size of the black 

 spot varies in different individuals and so passes into the other variety 

 in which the cej^halothorax and abdomen are entirely black and the 

 palpi black except a few orange hairs on the outer side. The black 

 cephalothorax and abdomen are covered with dark greenish shiny 

 scales. The legs in this variety are white except the hairs. On the 



