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Coriai'SK'liiK' floridaiia nov. sp. — Lengtli 4. mm. Cephalotliorax 

 uniform hiowii ; lt',t;.s a jialcr brown, except the tarsi, which are whitish ; above 

 witli some scattered silvery dots, below none; a short white band in eye-region ; 

 sternum light brown. Abdomen brown, with silvery dots on sides and larger 

 transverse si>ots above ; venter gray-brown ; very similar in structure to C. versi- 

 color, but the palpal organ is broader, the bulb nearly circular in outline, more 

 distinctly divided into two portions, the tube similar, but hardly as long, the pro- 

 jections on the til)ia are the same; four ))airs of spines under tibia? and meta- 

 tarsi i and ii ; aii ininuiture female resembles the male, but is of a paler brown 

 color. 



Punta Gorda, Fla. (^Nlrs. A. T. Slossou). 



IVIiKiiiiKMiH viridaus nov. sp. — Length 9 4 nini., % .3 mm. Cejihalo- 

 thorax and legs green, tarsi more yellow, both with long, prominent, black bris- 

 tles; sternum paler. Abdomen whitish, more graj' above, with some silvery sj)ots 

 and red dots at the bases of some of the black bristles; cephalothorax broad, 

 considerably narrowed in front; the a. m. e. hardly nearer to a. s. e. than to each 

 other; m. c. equal, forming a square; four pairs of spines under tibia.' i and ii ; 

 three pairs under those metatarsi ; femur i longer than the cei)halothorax ; ster- 

 num but little longer than broad, sides rounded. Abdomen broad, pointed be- 

 hind, convex above; on each side of the epigynum are two curved dark spots; 

 there is a broad septum to the cavity as in the other species; the % is similar to 

 the 9 , but with longer legs, and on them red bauds as follows : at tip of patelUe, 

 at base and tip of tibiee, and apical half of metatarsi and tarsi; posterior legs 

 with red si>ots at tips of patelke and tibite ; abdomen with four red spots above 

 on basal half and four red bands on apical half, a red ring around base of spin- 

 nerets ; there is a short blunt projection on the outer tij) of the tibia of the % 

 palpus; the ])alpal organ nearly circular in outline, the tube arising near the 

 outer tip and extending around on inner side to near base. 



Three sjHH'iiueus, Punta Gorda, Fla. (A. T. Slosson). 



MiKiiciioiia Ix'llnla nov. sp.— Length 9 4 mm. Cejihalothorax pale yel- 

 lowish, with a broad irregular red-brown band each side, and sometimes a brown 

 line on extreme margin, eye-region and clypeus reddish, a median line from be- 

 tween p. m. e. extending back to near dorsal groove; a silvery white spot each 

 side of its tip; mandibles with a spot at base, and a transverse line reddish ; an- 

 terior legs sometimes almost wholly red-brown, with pale at bases of femora, but 

 more ofteJi i)ale in the middle of the joints, with spots at the bases of the bristles ; 

 sternum and posterior legs whitish. Abdomen with a broad fuscous stripe each 

 side from base to spinnerets, above mottled white and gray, with a basal spear- 

 mark and behind four converging pairs of fuscous spots,- bases of the bristles 

 reddish; venter pale, with a broad median dark area; cephalotliorax about as 

 broad as long; eyes of anterior row about equal distances apart; m. e. equal 

 forming a square; femur 1 much longer than cephalothorax, four pairs of spines 

 under tibiaj i and ii, five paii-s on those metatai-si ; sternum plainly longer than 

 broad, sides rounded ; abdomen broadest behind the middle, pointed behind, con- 

 vex above ; the epigynum consists of a broad septum passing under an anterior 

 ridge, which is convex behind, side is an oblong cavity, and behind are two small 

 holes. 



Four specimen.*, Punta CJorda, Fla. (Mrs. A. T. Slosson). 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXIII. MARCH. 1896. 



